Defended or excused
““He’s the mayor. Stop being sore losers!””
Sliwa called the effort to exclude Mamdani ridiculous and said the office of mayor should be respected.
- Speaker
- Curtis Sliwa
- Capacity
- Political figure and radio host
- Observed
- September 9, 2026
- Published here
- September 10, 2026
- Targets
- Zohran Mamdani
- Classification rationale
- He directly defended Mamdani's attendance based on his elected office.
Surrounding material
Full context
Before the quotation
Reporters asked Sliwa about the campaign to stop Mamdani from attending.
After the quotation
Sliwa said families could choose their own response but that Mamdani represents the city.
Evidence
Complete source record
Curtis Sliwa calls campaign to exclude Mamdani from 9/11 ceremony “ridiculous” (opens in a new tab)Direct remarks and embedded X video
Reports Sliwa's direct response to the campaign and embeds Elizabeth Kim's original X video of the exchange.