Cheri Sparacio on Political Rhetoric and Violence

Statements and actions by Cheri Sparacio on this topic.

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

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Statement history

1 statement on this page. Dates: September 10, 2026

1 matching statement. Dates: September 10, 2026

1 published statement. Dates: September 10, 2026

Cheri Sparacio
Role at the time: September 11 victim's widow speaking personally
September 10, 2026Condemned
Responding to
Should Zohran Mamdani attend New York City’s 9/11 memorial?
"It is strictly about the policies that he has today"
Why we used this label
The article identifies her participation in the campaign against attendance and records her stated reasons for that opposition.
CNN interviews Shahana Hanif and Cheri Sparacio about Mamdani's memorial attendance (opens in a new tab)

Hanif and Sparacio quotations in Partisan rancor threatens solemn unity of 9/11 ceremony

CNN's original reporting directly attributes different positions to city council member Shahana Hanif and victim's widow Cheri Sparacio. Hanif objects to exclusion on religious grounds; Sparacio says her objection concerns Mamdani's policies and associations, not his religion. The page specifies publication on September 10 at 5:00 a.m. ET. The individual interview times are unknown; related positions use September 10 at 12:00Z only as a publication-date proxy.

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