Name: Katie Hopkins discusses mad Islamist Zohran Mamdani
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Description: UK political commentator Katie Hopkins appeared on Newsmax, where she expressed concerns about Zohran Mamdani and what she described as a growing Islamist influence in major Western cities, particularly London and New York.

UK political commentator Katie Hopkins appeared on Newsmax, where she expressed concerns about Zohran Mamdani and what she described as a growing Islamist influence in major Western cities, particularly London and New York.

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UK political commentator Katie Hopkins appeared on Newsmax, where she expressed concerns about Zohran Mamdani and what she described as a growing Islamist influence in major Western cities, particularly London and New York. Hopkins made several claims linking rising crime and demographic changes in London to the leadership of Sadiq Khan, and suggested similar developments could occur in New York if Mamdani gains influence.

Hopkins also discussed the Muslim call to prayer in Minneapolis and speculated about potential changes to New York's culture and policies. Many of the claims made during the segment, including assertions about systematic takeovers, crime rates, and the impact of religious organizations, were presented without supporting evidence and reflect the commentator's personal views rather than verified facts.

Katie Hopkins discusses 'mad Islamist' Zohran Mamdani

It's UK political commentator, London resident, Katie Hopkins, great to have you with us tonight. We appreciate it. Can you tell us how bad things are now in London and how bad it's gotten since this guy took over as mayor? Yeah, I mean, it's an unbelievable thing to happen to your capital city. Just as a starting point, you know, emotionally your capital city is supposed to speak for your nation. You know, I've spent a lot of time living in New York, the greatest city in the world. To imagine that being in the hands of a mad Islamist, which is what I see of Mandami, is a truly shocking and horrifying thing. And I will just say, if I may, what you're being sold is this idea that he has come out of some grassroots energy, that he has somehow just magicked himself on scene there because of the changing population of New York City. That is not what has happened at all. He is being systematically placed into New York City as part of the takeover that we've seen in London. He's an Islamist, he's funded by Islamist organizations, and he's supported by NGOs that hate Israel and hate everything the West stands for. And it is truly horrifying to imagine New York City in the hands of an Islamist like this and what the Jewish population of New York City think they are doing, not rising up faster against this, anyone knows. Leftist liberal Jews believe that if you keep patting the crocodile, it won't eat you, but it will. London, under Sadiq Khan, is a lawless and crime-ridden city. We have catastrophic levels of crime on our streets. Americans, frankly, are frightened to come to the capital city because they know the likelihood of them being stabbed or robbed or mugged for their money. And then if I may say as well at a personal level, New York was always so beautiful to me because it was the city that never sleeps. You could walk home at three in the morning and there would still be everything going on. Under Sadiq Khan, nightlife in London has been absolutely crucified. Half of our clubs have shut, 3,000 bars have shut, and if Mandami gets in and starts imposing $30 an hour, you're gonna see your pubs and clubs in all five boroughs absolutely crucified as well. This is a horror story and it's a horror story that you've seen in Michigan, you've seen in Minnesota. You know, Americans need to wake up and fast because this is a structural takeover and it has to be stopped. And sadly, I don't know if that's gonna happen. In 2001, when 9-11 happened, the most common names for new babies in England were Jonathan and Christopher. They are now Mohamed. Does that, I mean, that is shocking to me. And even more shocking is, of course, that that fact that I've been talking about for 20 years now has been hidden. As you rightly say, it's something you're not allowed to mention. You're not allowed to talk about it. We no longer have a census where we count everybody in the countries because we can't have a census because the census will show that we are overrun. It will show the truth. Look, America, this is a Christian country, okay? England is, what, the Church of England, that is a Christian country as well. This is not a, they say, it's not Muslim and the United States is not Muslim. And this is happening here, Minneapolis, Minnesota, one of the largest cities by population, top 10 in this country. They now allow the Muslim, the Muslim, that's what they call it, not Muslim, the call to prayer, outdoors five times a day. Take a look. ♪ Sonia ♪ The Muslim call to prayer recited in here, heard out there. The city eliminated time constraints from the part of its noise ordinance related to religious worship. In the summer, that means the call could go out as early as 3.30 a.m. and as late as 11 p.m. Isn't that great? Three in the morning and 11 o'clock at night, you gotta hear that while you're trying to get to sleep so you can go to work the next morning. That's happening in certain neighborhoods in London. Is that coming to New York City too? Absolutely, 100%. And this sort of facade of, oh, it's socialism, everything's going to be free, very quickly that will transform into an Islamist agenda. And what that means for New Yorkers is you won't be allowed to walk your dogs in public because dogs are halal or haram or something. You won't be allowed to have women in sports in New York City because the Muslims will decide that that's not okay. Then you have a Muslim housing association we have in London. You have a Muslim police organization we have in London. Power goes to Muslim organizations and ordinary New Yorkers will find out very fast that they no longer belong. And just to be clear, this started as a sort of uniquely London problem because these immigrants were moving to London, but now it is across the entire country and that's the fear here because people watching in Nebraska or Georgia or Tennessee might say, oh, that's a New York problem. No, it's not. If this happens, this is just where it starts is New York City. Katie Hopkins, thanks so much for being with us tonight. We appreciate it. Thank you.

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