Skip to content

The Dispute Index

About Corrections

Loading record

The Dispute Index

Read the sources behind disputed public statements.

About Corrections Privacy

Bill Donohue on Political Rhetoric and Violence | The Dispute Index

Person-topic record

Bill Donohue on Political Rhetoric and Violence

A sourced history of statements and actions associated with this topic.

Disputes over whether public rhetoric predicts, excuses, encourages, threatens, or contributes to violence.

Scope: This topic does not determine a speaker's intent or the effect of speech.

Condemned1Distinct events · September 8, 2026 — Selected filter; activate to remove.Defended or excused0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Challenged the characterization0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Minimized0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Mixed or conditional0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Explicitly stayed out0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.

Counts document individual events. They do not assign an overall position.

By category Timeline

Distinct documented events

Position history

1 event on this page. Dates: September 8, 2026

1 matching event. Dates: September 8, 2026

1 total published event. Dates: September 8, 2026

September 8, 2026Condemned
Addressed record
Should Zohran Mamdani attend New York City’s 9/11 memorial?
““Mamdani, do us all a favor and just stay home!””
Speaker capacity
President of the Catholic League
Editorial rationale
He made a direct demand for non-attendance.
Bill Donohue calls for Mamdani to skip 9/11 memorial ceremony (opens in a new tab)Catholic League page linking original Fox News X video
Catholic League page describing Donohue's City Hall remarks and linking the original Fox News X video.

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