September 11 family advocate whose wife was killed in the World Trade Center attacks.
DI has documented statements by Charles Wolf on September 11 Attacks. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
Statement dates: September 8, 2026
Role at the time: 9/11 widower and family advocate
Statement summary
Wolf personally asked Mamdani not to attend, saying the mayor had not supported families in ways prior officials had.
“Mayor Mamdani, please do not come.”
He explicitly requested non-attendance.
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Case
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.
