Chuck Schumer
Role at the time: United States senator from New York
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Schumer said Mamdani should attend in his capacity as mayor and urged Giuliani not to be divisive.
“of course he should be at 9/11”
Open source (opens in a new tab)N.Y. officials rebuke Giuliani after he says Mamdani shouldn’t attend 9/11 memorialStatements by Mamdani, Hochul, James, and Schumer
NY1 links Giuliani’s original Newsmax appearance and reports Mamdani’s response and direct statements supporting attendance from state and city leaders.
Why we used this label
He explicitly said Mamdani should attend.