JD Vance stuns world with embrace of Germany's far-right party
Vice President JD Vance shocked leaders at the Munich Security Conference when he challenged Germany's decades-long approach to preventing political extremism and effectively boosted a far-right political party, sparking outrage. MSNBC's Paola Ramos breaks down the significance of Vance endorsing a extremist group on the international stage, and the broader emboldening of extremist movements in Europe by the likes of MAGA allies like Elon Musk.
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Axios
an hour ago
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MAGA influencers exploded over Zohran Mamdani's upset victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, launching a wave of racist and Islamophobic attacks against the 33-year-old democratic socialist. Why it matters: Mamdani who would be New York's first Muslim mayor if elected, is of Indian ancestry, was born in Uganda and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2018. He's quickly becoming a MAGA boogeyman as much for his faith and background as for his left-wing politics. Police were already investigating hate-related threats against Mamdani in the days leading up to Tuesday's election, where he was on track to defeat former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Mamdani, whose has drawn criticism for his pro-Palestinian activism, has repeatedly condemned antisemitism and pledged to be a mayor for all New Yorkers. What they're saying: MAGA activists flooded social media with past statements from Mamdani on Israel, defunding the police, socialism and more, casting him as a radical who will destroy America's largest city. But many went further, fixating on his Muslim faith and immigrant background tomake the racist argument that his victory signaled something darker — a backsliding into "third world" decline. Charlie Kirk, a prominent podcaster and White House ally, posted on X: "24 years ago a group of Muslims killed 2,753 people on 9/11. Now a Muslim Socialist is on pace to run New York City." "It's not Islamophobia to notice that Muslims want to import values into the West that seek to destabilize our civilization. It's cultural suicide to stay silent," Kirk added. The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh claimed that New York isn't "an American city anymore by any reasonable definition" because immigrants make up nearly 40% of its population," which he called "a tragedy and disgrace." Anti-Islam conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, whose views are influential in the Trump administration, baselessly predicted that Mamdani's win would lead to terrorism in New York City. Between the lines: Mamdani's biography seemed primed to trigger a MAGA movement that sees itself as a frontline fighter in a war to protect the country's Judeo-Christian foundation. Beyond promoting Trump's agenda, MAGA influencers spend much of their time sounding the alarm over multiculturalism and anti-Western values, which they portray as dark forces fueled by both legal and illegal immigration. "NYC is the clearest warning yet of what happens to a society when it fails to control migration," White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted on X. The big picture: National Republicans see an opportunity to use Mamdani's victory — and his democratic socialist politics — to paint the entire Democratic Party as dangerously out of touch. Mamdani's criticisms of Israel and refusal to denounce the phrase"globalize the intifada" became flashpoints in the final weeks of the campaign, especially in a city with one of the largest Jewish populations in the world. Mamdani was emotional last week as he addressed the threats he's received during the campaign: "I get messages that say: 'The only good Muslim is a dead Muslim,'" he revealed. "I get threats on my life, on the people that I love."
