Donald Trump
Role at the time: President of the United States
Challenged the characterization
Response to this claim
The jihadist description does not fit Mamdani.
“No, I don't, but she's out there campaigning and, you know, you say things sometimes in a campaign.”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Trump rejects the jihadist description of Mamdani in the Oval OfficeReporter question about Elise Stefanik's jihadist description and Trump's complete answer
The page reproduces the press-conference exchange. The reporter names Elise Stefanik; Loomer later explicitly disputes Trump's rejection of the label.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Trump rejects the label applied to Mamdani. His comments about Stefanik's campaigning address her behavior, rather than defending Loomer's use of the label.