Controversy Erupts Over New York Council Member’s Attendance at 9/11 Memorial Events

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

Mamdani responds after Giuliani says he shouldn’t attend 9/11 events | CNN Politics - edition.cnn.com

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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