Rep. Elise Stefanik blasted Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “desperate” endorsement of Zohran Mamdani after the Democratic socialist mayoral candidate’s association with an alleged terror-tied imam sparked backlash.

The Republican congresswoman took aim at Hochul in a fiery social media post on Monday as she accused Mamdani of being a “jihadist” for meeting with Siraj Wahhaj — an “unindicted co-conspirator” in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

“Kathy Hochul has fully embraced the jihadist running for Mayor with her desperate endorsement,” Stefanik, who has said she’ll run against Hochul in next year’s gubenatorial election, posted on X .

Rep. Elise Stefanik on Monday blasted Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “desperate” endorsement of Zohran Mamdani. Paul Martinka

“This is who @KathyHochul supports M

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