A group of House GOP lawmakers is urging the Trump administration not to give New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani a federal security clearance.<\/p>\n
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., is leading seven fellow House Freedom Caucus members in writing a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, accusing Mamdani of supporting ‘violent movements’ and having ‘radical’ ties that they claim make him unfit for classified federal settings.<\/p>\n
‘DHS must deny Zohran Mamdani a security clearance. The federal government has a constitutional duty to defend the nation against threats both foreign and domestic,’ the letter said.<\/p>\n
‘Mamdani\u2019s record of radical ties, anti-American rhetoric, and support for violent movements makes him unfit. Granting him access to classified information would be reckless and would endanger NYPD officers and federal agents.’<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The letter noted that Mamdani co-founded a chapter of Students for Justice In Palestine at Bowdoin College when he was a student there, and it accused the group of praising Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Israel.<\/p>\n
‘He has blamed the FBI for radicalizing al Qaeda terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki, undermining counterterrorism efforts. He has appeared alongside clerics who prayed for the annihilation of Israel\u2019s supporters and praised Hamas fighters,’ the letter said.<\/p>\n
The GOP lawmakers said granting Mamdani a security clearance could ’empower agitators, escalate threats, and put more of these brave agents\u2019 lives in danger.’<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
‘His hostility toward immigration enforcement would make federal coordination unsafe and undermine national security,’ they said.<\/p>\n
The mayor of New York City, while not a federal official, does traditionally get a security clearance in order to get briefed on possible terror threats and other national security matters affecting the largest city in the U.S.<\/p>\n
The letter comes on the same day that Mamdani is in Washington, D.C., to meet with President Donald Trump, a fellow New Yorker, as an introduction after he won his election earlier this month.<\/p>\n
The New York City mayor-elect has sought to moderate his views, at least publicly, since the waning weeks of his campaign.<\/p>\n
He has pledged to be a mayor for all residents despite critics raising concerns about his hostile rhetoric toward Israel and lackluster pushback on questions of whether he supports Hamas.<\/p>\n
Fox News Digital reached out to both Mamdani’s transition team and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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