Kathy Hochul
Role at the time: Governor of New York
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Hochul rejected Giuliani's call for Mamdani to skip the commemoration and said the anniversary should bring people together.
“wildly inappropriate”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Newsmax interview: Rudy Giuliani on Zohran Mamdani’s planned 9/11 memorial attendanceFull segment
Full Newsmax interview cited and linked by NY1. Giuliani said Mamdani should skip the memorial and made broader claims about Mamdani and Muslims; those claims are recorded as Giuliani’s assertions, not established facts.
Why we used this label
She directly rejected the exclusion demand and defended inclusive attendance.