Kathy Hochul

Role
Governor of New York
Statement date

"“wildly inappropriate”"

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Original post

Newsmax interview: Rudy Giuliani on Zohran Mamdani’s planned 9/11 memorial attendance (opens in a new tab)Full segment

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Full Newsmax interview cited and linked by NY1. Giuliani said Mamdani should skip the memorial and made broader claims about Mamdani and Muslims; those claims are recorded as Giuliani’s assertions, not established facts.

Before the quotation

Giuliani had said Mamdani should not attend the Ground Zero ceremony.

After the quotation

Hochul said the anniversary should emphasize shared grief and unity rather than division.

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How this statement is classified

She directly rejected the exclusion demand and defended inclusive attendance.

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Correction to: Statement by Kathy Hochul

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Newsmax interview: Rudy Giuliani on Zohran Mamdani’s planned 9/11 memorial attendance (opens in a new tab)Full segment

Full Newsmax interview cited and linked by NY1. Giuliani said Mamdani should skip the memorial and made broader claims about Mamdani and Muslims; those claims are recorded as Giuliani’s assertions, not established facts.

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