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CAIR Labels Sen. Tommy Tuberville an Anti‑Muslim Extremist After Post Targeting NYC’s Mamdani

The uproar highlights the growing normalization of anti‑Muslim rhetoric within parts of the Republican Party.

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Police tape hangs outside the Temple Israel synagogue Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a news conference as the city braces for a blizzard on Sunday and into Monday on Feb. 22, 2026 in New York City. Mamdani announced a state of emergency for New York City and issued a travel ban beginning at 9 p.m. tonight, and ending at 12 p.m. on Monday. New York City could get more than a foot of snow with up to two feet on Long Island and in parts of New Jersey.

Overview

  • Tuberville posted “The enemy is inside the gates” alongside images of the 9/11 attacks and Mayor Zohran Mamdani at an iftar, then doubled down by saying he meant it plainly about Islamists.
  • Democrats, including Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, condemned the post as Islamophobic, while Mamdani urged leaders to focus on hunger rather than his Ramadan observance.
  • CAIR added Tuberville to its list of anti‑Muslim extremists, the first such designation for a sitting U.S. senator, and reported a record high of Islamophobic incidents in 2025.
  • Other Republicans escalated similar rhetoric, with Rep. Andy Ogles writing that Muslims do not belong in American society and Rep. Randy Fine asserting that fear of Islam is rational.
  • GOP leaders offered limited public rebukes focused on tone as some Republicans proposed measures like denaturalizing and deporting terrorists; Democrats pursued censure efforts, and a few GOP senators cautioned against targeting Muslims as a group.