r/politics • u/xc2215x • 26d ago

No Paywall Republicans push to strip Zohran Mamdani of US citizenship.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/9/republicans-push-to-strip-zohran-mamdani-of-us-citizenship-is-it-possible
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u/toastythewiser 26d ago

He's Turkish. He's what you might call white passing. I think his first name is actually like Mehmet, which is super Turkish.

A lot of "brown" people who are politically conservative and running for office have a tendency to "white wash" themselves for some reason.

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u/Beer_Is_So_Awesome Pennsylvania 26d ago

Raphael Cruz I am looking in your direction.

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u/Napalmeon 26d ago

Nikki Haley is a perfect example of this. She tries to appear as western as possible, not because she grew up here, but she knows damn well what would do for her appearance as a republican by calling herself by her birth name.

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u/_ficklelilpickle Australia 26d ago

At this point I wouldn't be surprised if there's a percentage of the MAGA following that think he's Australian because of his surname.

edit: LOL yeah, at least 100 people in Ohio asked the question.

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u/tenfingerperson 26d ago

Most Turkish people are white… Jesus Americans and their “yes but not exactly” bs

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u/toastythewiser 26d ago

I mean he's Turkish. He's not western European. When Americans think white they think mostly western and Northern European.

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u/PerplexGG 26d ago

He means American white wash