Curtis Sliwa 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.

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

Distinct documented events

Position history

1 event on this page. Dates: August 13, 2026

1 matching event. Dates: August 13, 2026

1 total published event. Dates: August 13, 2026

1 distinct published event overall. Dates: August 13, 2026

1 event on this page. Dates: August 13, 2026

August 13, 2026Defended or excused

Addressed record

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

““He’s the mayor. Stop being sore losers!””

Speaker capacity: Political figure and radio host
Editorial rationale: He directly defended Mamdani's attendance based on his elected office.

Direct remarks and embedded X video

Reports Sliwa's direct response to the campaign and embeds Elizabeth Kim's original X video of the exchange.