Condemned
““Anyone who has refused to reject the phrase ‘globalize the intifada’ ... should not be at that site.””
Pataki said Mamdani should not attend, citing Mamdani’s continued association with Hasan Piker and Mamdani’s prior response to “globalize the intifada.”
- Speaker
- George Pataki
- Capacity
- Former governor of New York
- Observed
- September 3, 2026
- Published here
- September 9, 2026
- Targets
- Zohran Mamdani
- Classification rationale
- Pataki directly called for Mamdani to skip the memorial.
Surrounding material
Full context
Before the quotation
In a direct interview with City & State, Pataki addressed the approaching 25th-anniversary memorial and demands that Mamdani not attend.
After the quotation
City & State notes that Mamdani condemned Piker’s earlier 9/11 remark and that Piker disavowed it; the case does not treat Pataki’s rationale as independently established.
Evidence
Complete source record
Pataki says Mamdani should skip 9/11 memorial (opens in a new tab)Direct interview with George Pataki
City & State reports Pataki’s rationale, notes that Mamdani condemned Piker’s 9/11 comments and that Piker disavowed them, and records Mamdani’s commitment to attend.