Kirsten Gillibrand apologizes to Zohran Mamdani over ‘global jihad’ remark
The apology, which was first reported by Politico, comes after Gillibrand had previously backed away from the comments she made, telling Rolling Stone that she “misspoke.”
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Zohran Mamdani over a pro-Palestinan protest in Chicago on October 8, 2023(photo credit: ERIC COX/REUTERS, REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson, YUKI IWAMURA/REUTERS)ByGRACE GILSON/JTA