Role at the time: Statement issued by an unnamed spokesperson for Rudy Giuliani, as quoted by WABC
"attempting to score cheap partisan political points"
An unnamed spokesperson for Giuliani rejected Mamdani's framing of responsibility, cited the EPA's earlier assurances about air quality, and accused the mayor of politicizing the records release.
- First noted
- September 10, 2026
- Published here
- September 10, 2026
- People and groups discussed
- Zohran Mamdani
Why we used this label
The representative disputes the characterization of local officials' responsibility and defends Giuliani's administration. This is reported representative speech, not a verified direct quotation spoken personally by Giuliani.
Context
Before the quotation
The newly released records prompted criticism of historical decisions about public health and disclosure.
After the quotation
The source does not name the spokesperson or specify when the statement was issued. It is attached to Giuliani as the represented principal, with official-statement attribution, not as his personally recorded speech. September 10 at 12:00Z is a report-date proxy.
Sources
WABC reports a Wednesday morning, September 9 press conference by union presidents Brosi and Eustace and separately quotes an unnamed spokesperson for Rudy Giuliani. The union leaders criticize the historical handling of health risks; their remarks are not automatic blanket endorsement of Mamdani. The spokesperson contests the attribution of blame and cites the EPA's earlier assurances. The article displays September 10 at 6:02 a.m. without an explicit timezone; source publicationDate 12:00Z is a date-only placeholder. The exact remarks and spokesperson statement times are unknown; position timestamps are explicitly labeled date/report-date proxies.