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Bill Donohue

Portrait of Bill Donohue

President of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights.

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DI has documented statements by Bill Donohue on September 11 Attacks. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Bill Donohue

Portrait of Bill Donohue

Bill Donohue

Role at the time: President of the Catholic League

Condemned

Statement summary

Donohue told Mamdani to stay away from the anniversary ceremony.

“Mamdani, do us all a favor and just stay home!”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Fox News (@FoxNews) on X: "Mamdani, do us all a favor and just stay home!" · Fox NewsVideo and caption. The caption leads with the line, which Donohue says near the end of the clip.
Why we used this label

He made a direct demand for non-attendance.

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Case

Should Zohran Mamdani attend New York City’s 9/11 memorial?

Relationship to this case: Speaker

Rudy Giuliani, George Pataki, and some September 11 victims’ relatives opposed Zohran Mamdani attending the 2026 memorial, citing his rhetoric and associations. Mamdani said he would honor victims; other elected officials and a family group said excluding the sitting mayor would politicize the commemoration.

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