Benny Johnson
Role at the time: Political commentator and host of The Benny Show
Condemned
Statement summary
Johnson said Mamdani should not attend and described his presence as insulting to 9/11 victims.
“Mamdani shouldn’t even show his face at the ceremony.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Benny Johnson says Mamdani should not attend the 9/11 ceremonyX post
Direct X post in which Johnson criticizes Mamdani's ceremonial pen presentation and concludes that Mamdani should not attend.
Why we used this label
He made an explicit demand for non-attendance in his own X post.