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Senator Tuberville Sparks Outrage with Controversial 9/11 Post

3/13/2026

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Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) posted an image linking New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani to the September 11 attacks and wrote 'the enemy is inside the gates.'
Democrats, including Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, condemned the post as Islamophobia.
Tuberville defended his remarks, saying criticizing Radical Islam does not make him an Islamophobe.
Council on American-Islamic Relations criticized Tuberville for not engaging with Alabama Muslims, calling him a coward.

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Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) posted an image linking New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani to the September 11 attacks and wrote 'the enemy is inside the gates.'
Democrats, including Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, condemned the post as Islamophobia.
Tuberville defended his remarks, saying criticizing Radical Islam does not make him an Islamophobe.
Council on American-Islamic Relations criticized Tuberville for not engaging with Alabama Muslims, calling him a coward.