"To be called animals, insects, to be called a jihadist mayor, to be called a cockroach, this language is both painfully familiar to me as a Muslim New Yorker, but also as someone who was born in East Africa. I am not ashamed of who I am. I am not ashamed of my faith. I am not ashamed of being the first Muslim mayor in the history of our city."
"I apologize this morning for the name-calling. And I could have made my tweet without doing all that, and I was very sincere, and still am in my apologies, not just to the mayor, but to anybody else I offended. It is not nice to call somebody a bug and said the comment had nothing to do with anyone's religion or faith."
Right-wing WABC radio commentator Sid Rosenberg faced backlash after posting derogatory comments about Mayor Zohran Mamdani, describing him as an America-hating, Jew-hating radical Islamist cockroach. The offensive language prompted sharp criticism from elected officials. Mayor Mamdani responded by stating the dehumanizing language was painfully familiar as a Muslim New Yorker and the city's first Muslim mayor, emphasizing pride in his identity and faith. Rosenberg issued an on-air apology Wednesday morning, characterizing his post as over the top and apologizing for the name-calling. However, Rosenberg did not address his jihadist comments. Mamdani indicated skepticism about the apology's sincerity, stating time would tell.
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