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Giuliani says Mamdani should skip 9/11 ceremony as he attacks his Islam

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Rudy Giuliani said New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani should skip the main September 11 memorial service and criticized his Muslim faith.
  • Mamdani is scheduled to attend the ceremony, where he is expected to come face-to-face with Giuliani, who led New York during the 2001 attacks.

Rudy Giuliani has said Zohran Mamdani should not attend New York’s main September 11 memorial service, setting up a tense meeting between the two men at the ceremony.

Giuliani, who was mayor when the 2001 terrorist attacks struck the city, made the remarks in a weekend interview with the right-leaning outlet Newsmax. He said Mamdani’s attendance offended him because he had lost friends at the site and remained close to many victims’ families.

Having lost friends there and being very close to many of the families, it offends me that he’s coming.

· Rudy GiulianiGiuliani explained why he objected to Mamdani attending the main September 11 memorial service.

“Having lost friends there and being very close to many of the families, it offends me that he’s coming,” Giuliani said.

Mamdani is expected to attend the service despite Giuliani’s comments. The mayor said, “I love this city, I love this country,” but declined to respond to Giuliani’s remarks.

I love this city, I love this country.

· Zohran MamdaniMamdani responded to the controversy without directly addressing Giuliani’s remarks.
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