George Pataki
Role at the time: Former governor of New York
Condemned
Response to this claim
George Pataki said Mamdani should not attend because of Mamdani’s continuing association with Hasan Piker and his past response to the phrase “globalize the intifada.”
“Anyone who has refused to reject the phrase ‘globalize the intifada’ ... should not be at that site.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Pataki says Mamdani should skip 9/11 memorialDirect interview with George Pataki
City & State reports Pataki’s rationale, notes that Mamdani condemned Piker’s 9/11 comments and that Piker disavowed them, and records Mamdani’s commitment to attend.
Why we used this label
Pataki directly called for Mamdani to skip the memorial.