The wife of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has apologized for what she says were “harmful” social media posts she made as a teenager. Rama Duwaji said in an interview with the arts website Hyperallergic that she felt “a lot of shame" over the language she used and that “being 15 doesn’t excuse it.” The apology came after a conservative news outlet combed through her online profiles and resurfaced material, including a post in which she used an anti-gay slur. The Washington Free Beacon also reported that Duwaji had shared posts praising female Palestinian militants who participated in plane hijackings and bombings in the 1960s and early 1970s. Duwaji did not specify which comments she regretted.
