Curtis Sliwa
Role at the time: Political figure and radio host
Defended or excused
Responding to
Should Zohran Mamdani attend New York City’s 9/11 memorial?
"“He’s the mayor. Stop being sore losers!”"
Why we used this label
He directly defended Mamdani's attendance based on his elected office.
Curtis Sliwa calls campaign to exclude Mamdani from 9/11 ceremony “ridiculous” (opens in a new tab)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.