Mamdani and Giuliani shake hands at 9/11 commemoration
Mamdani attended despite Giuliani’s objections as former presidents and Vice President J.D. Vance joined families in a ceremony with a seventh moment of silence.
- On Friday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended the 25th annual 9/11 memorial ceremony at Ground Zero, where he exchanged a handshake with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
- Mamdani released more than 170,000 pages of city records on the governmental response to 9/11, accusing former leaders of lying to New Yorkers about toxic air safety at Ground Zero.
- The video of the handshake drew more than 2.5 million views by Friday afternoon, sparking mixed reactions including criticism from right-wing activist Laura Loomer.
- Politics largely took a backseat on Friday as families gathered to honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost 25 years ago, with the 9/11 Memorial ceremony featuring a seventh moment of silence for attack-related illnesses.
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Letter: Giuliani makes offensive claims about Mamdani | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
I am glad you published the article exposing former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s ignorant and slanderous diatribe against the present mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani (“Giuliani says Mamdani should skip 9/11 memorial,” Star-Advertiser, Sept. 7). Giuliani even falsely suggested that Mamdani held similar views to the terrorist who perpetrated the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Giuliani also condemned Mamdani’s religion.
"Very Upset": 9/11 Families Sound Off On Mamdani Attendenance At 25th Anniversary Ceremony - The American Tribune.com
Relatives of the victims who died in the horrific terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001, have come out and said they will all turn away from Mayor Zohran Mamdani if he attends the memorial commemorating the event at Ground Zero. Over 98,000 individuals have signed a petition [...]
NEW YORK. It was the scene that stood out as the 25th anniversary of September 11 was commemorated. Two mayors, Zohran Mamdani and Rudy Giuliani, shaking hands. Perhaps they would have preferred to punch each other in the face.
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