Condemned
““I am demanding he not show his face at that sacred ground.””
Paladino demanded that Mamdani not attend the Ground Zero commemoration.
- Speaker
- Vickie Paladino
- Capacity
- Member of the New York City Council
- Observed
- September 9, 2026
- Published here
- September 10, 2026
- Targets
- Zohran Mamdani
- Classification rationale
- She explicitly called for his exclusion.
Surrounding material
Full context
Before the quotation
Paladino spoke at a City Hall press conference organized around the exclusion petition.
After the quotation
She cited Mamdani's political associations and appointments as her rationale.
Evidence
Complete source record
Vickie Paladino demands Zohran Mamdani skip 9/11 ceremony (opens in a new tab)City Hall press conference remarks and video
Reports and reproduces Paladino's remarks at a City Hall press conference opposing Mamdani's attendance.