Summary
Social media posts from Rama Duwaji, wife of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, are being reviewed due to their content praising Palestinian militants and criticizing U.S. military actions. The posts date back to her teenage years and early twenties and were reported by The Washington Free Beacon. The authenticity of these posts has not been independently verified by Newsweek.
Key Facts
- Rama Duwaji is the wife of New York City Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
- Old social media posts attributed to Duwaji praise members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a group labeled as a terrorist organization by the U.S.
- Posts from 2013 to 2017 resurfaced, including praise for a militant who hijacked airplanes and criticism of U.S. soldiers.
- The Washington Free Beacon linked these posts to Duwaji using usernames and biographical details.
- The social media accounts that contained these posts are now inactive or deactivated.
- Newsweek could not verify the authenticity of the archived posts.
- The scrutiny of Duwaji comes amid increased attention on public figures and their family members due to ongoing Middle Eastern conflicts.
