NEW: when pressed multiple times this morning, Ritchie Torres does NOT endorse Zohran Mamdani. This is called having a backbone.

@RitchieTorres Representative Torres and I disagree in a lot of areas, but I am proud of him for taking this stance!

You do realize he's using anti-semitism and Islamophobia in the same sentence right? Two sides of the same coin. He's doing exactly what European elites are doing: silencing their populations from criticism of the actual threats Islam poses to the West as we have already seen in Europe. Take a guess why the Abraham Accords 1.0 all banned the Muslim Brotherhood. Are they suddenly Islamophobic? No. It's because they understand the ideology that leads to the destruction of their societies. Globalize the intifada originated with whom? Muslims who hold to the teachings of the Quran and the Hadith. Do not be fooled. Torres is paving the way to give cover for what followers of the Quran believe: destruction of Israel and every Jew on earth. Then everyone else after that. He's not supporting Jews or Israel: he's appeasing Muslims who overwhelmingly are anti-semitic in every country on earth because that is what their religion believes Jews are and why they cannot live in Muslim countries safely: they never did. I recommend you read posts from former Muslims @DanBurmawy to better understand Islam. I also recommend you follow a very outspoken Jew: @BenTelAviv who has been very vocal against Torres and Torres blocked him. Time to wake up to reality.

Meh. Not impressed. I have been appreciative of Torres’s support of Israel and the Jewish community (and especially his ability to see through the false narrative of ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid’), but Mamdani seems to be some kind of mind-scrambling kryptonite for him. Comdemning Hamas and refusing to take a straightforward stance against someone who supports and celebrates them and other jihadists is at the very least inconsistent, and is at most deluded.

I understand Ritchie's difficulty considering he is a Democrat and does not want to cause unnecessary trouble. But frankly he should unequivocally condemn, not just not endorse, Mamdani, because it's necessary! He can support the opposing candidate he can align with the most, presumably Adams. @RitchieTorres @ericadamsfornyc

@RitchieTorres He has unequivocally condemned Mamdani.

@RitchieTorres @RitchieTorres has been an incredible friend of Israel and the Jewish people and he will continue to be that and fight the good fight. Thank you, Ritchie.

@RitchieTorres Not really. What’s to endorse? He is anti capitalist in NYC, the financial capital of the world. He won’t call out antisemitic rhetoric, unqualified, Wants social workers instead of cops Suppose we have a hurricane? God help us. AOCs ppl didn’t check his box

@RitchieTorres Bullshit. He danced If Torres won't demand AT MINIMUM that Mamdani apologizes about his grotesque stand on the "intifada" and commits to fighting Antisemitism if elected it's all just posturing And BTW have you met Mamdani's father? He's celebrating the call for a THIRD INTIFADA

@RitchieTorres Every single Democrat should denounce chants to 'globalize the intifada' and demand Universities stop this insane death march immediately. Would Universities call "death to gays and blacks" free speech? Here is what it looks like in practice in America:

@BillAckman @RitchieTorres Way to go Ritchie