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Sen. Tuberville Demands Mayor Mamdani Arrest, Guantanamo Transfer

7/25/2026

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U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) demanded that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani be arrested and sent to Guantanamo Bay.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an “architect of genocide,” while Senator Tommy Tuberville linked Mamdani’s Ramadan iftar at City Hall to the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Governor Gavin Newsom called U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville “a racist piece of s—” after the senator’s remarks.

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U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) demanded that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani be arrested and sent to Guantanamo Bay.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an “architect of genocide,” while Senator Tommy Tuberville linked Mamdani’s Ramadan iftar at City Hall to the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Governor Gavin Newsom called U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville “a racist piece of s—” after the senator’s remarks.