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'Ban Muslims from office': Laura Loomer calls Zohran Mamdani 'national security risk'

America's far-right activist and Donald Trump loyalist Laura Loomer on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a "war criminal" and said he was "not welcome in New York City."

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Loomer, who is Jewish, called for a ban on Muslims holding public office in the United States and urged President Donald Trump to reinstate a "Muslim ban."

"Ban Muslims from holding office in America," Loomer said.

She also appealed directly to MAGA supremo, writing: "We are never going to Make America Safe Again until President Trump goes back to implementing his Muslim ban. This time, make it a Muslim Ban as it was intended to be. Not an Islamic travel ban."

Taking to X, Loomer accused Mamdani of sympathising with Iran and Hamas, and claimed, without providing evidence, that he posed a national security risk. "When you allow Muslims to participate in the American political system, you get Twelver Shia Iran regime sympathizers and Hamas lovers like Mamdani governing the largest city in America. It won’t end well."

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