Controversy Erupts Over New York Council Member’s Attendance at 9/11 Memorial Events
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has publicly called for City Council member Zohran Mamdani to be excluded from upcoming 9/11 commemoration ceremonies, citing religious and political objections. The remarks have triggered a backlash, prompting Mamdani to defend his right to participate in the city’s official remembrance events.
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Giuliani says Mamdani should skip 9/11 ceremony during rant against Islam
New York City mayor confirms he will attend memorial service but declines to respond to Giuliani’s remarks New York mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to come face-to-face with Rudy Giuliani at the main September 11 memorial service, just days after the former mayor – who led the city at the time of the 2001 terrorist attacks – disparaged his Muslim religion and said he should skip the ceremony. In an interview with right-leaning Newsmax at the weekend, Giuliani said: “Having lost friends there and ...
By Edward Helmore in New York
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Read full article →Rudy Giuliani says he’s ‘offended’ by NY Mayor Zohran Mamdani attending 9/11 memorials in city
Giuliani, who became known as ‘America’s mayor’ after the 2001 attacks, unleashed anti-Islam rhetoric on a right-wing network as he joins push to bar city’s first Muslim mayor from events
By Alex Woodward
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