Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville was referring to Mamdani’s swearing-in on a Quran. The Council on American-Islamic Relations has documented a history of anti-Muslim statements from him.
Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville from Alabama posted on social media: “The enemy is inside the gates” upon learning that Zohran Mamdani became the first mayor of New York City to be sworn in using a Quran.
The Quran is the primary religious text of Islam, akin to the Christian Bible. Mamdani is the first Muslim mayor of New York, the nation’s largest city.
Tuberville, a conservative football coach-turned-politician, has a history of making anti-Muslim statements, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR.
Best of luck. Shame I won’t be able to. Hoping to leave the country soon enough.
If I may ask, whereabout are you looking to go?
We were originally looking to leave the country, but the housing crisis in Canada is atrocious and the UK is TERF island. Now we’re looking at Colorado due to their governor really sticking it to Trump. Though I am worried he may be ousted next year…
Possibly Ireland or New Zealand. Haven’t looked into it too much to be honest. Anywhere where people speak English and I probably won’t be shot or bothering any of the people that already live there. Australia is probably half decent in some places. I would definitely avoid the UK though, they’re almost as bad as the US in a lot of ways.