Earlier this week, it was reported that Baruch College student Yasmin Seweid was being charged by New York police for making a false report regarding her claim that she was attacked by three Donald Trump supporters on a subway train.

Seweid, 18, is Muslim and she initially stated that she was approached on the train by three drunk white men who called her a terrorist, yelled “Donald Trump,” and attempted to rip off her hijab, among other things. Shortly after telling the news about the incident, Seweid went missing for a few days, only to resurface after it was revealed she was at a friend’s house.

Following the news that she faked the whole bias attack, the city’s mayor has come out to criticize her.

“I’m really angry at this young woman for in effect doing a huge disservice to everyone,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said on his weekly radio program.

He continued, “She did a disservice to the NYPD, who put real time and energy into investigating her claims. She did a disservice to the taxpayers; she did a disservice to the truth.”

De Blasio also noted that while there is an “obvious spike in hate crimes,” Seweid’s actions enable those who say “it’s no big deal.”

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