On Saturday’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s Life, Liberty & Levin, Government Accountability Institute president Peter Schweizer issued a startling warning about New York City mayoral candidate and Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D), claiming that his family is financially and politically tied to Qatar’s ruling Al Thani family—the same regime that harbored the mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
“What people have to understand is that this election for mayor in New York is really a dark echo of the 9/11 terrorist attack,” Schweizer said. “The Mamdani family is joined at the hip with the royal family of Qatar. They have sent them millions of dollars, they have funded their projects.”
Schweizer reminded viewers that the Qatari royal family granted sanctuary in 1996 to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who would later orchestrate the 9/11 attacks. At the time, Mohammed was wanted for his role in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and other terror plots. The FBI reportedly warned Qatari officials of his presence, only for him to be tipped off and allowed to escape.
“This is the same royal family now cheerleading Mamdani’s campaign on social media,” Schweizer continued. “They are promoting his policies, pushing his polling numbers, and encouraging people to vote and donate.”
Mamdani, a rising progressive voice in the Democratic Party, has not publicly responded to the allegations. However, Schweizer’s claims raise serious questions about foreign influence, financial entanglements, and national security implications in a major American election.
