Rudy Giuliani on Political Rhetoric and Violence

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September 6, 2026Condemned
Addressed record
Rudy Giuliani said Mayor Zohran Mamdani should skip the 2026 9/11 memorial and characterized Mamdani’s attendance as offensive.
““Having lost friends there and being very close to many of the families, it offends me that he’s coming.””
Speaker capacity
Former mayor of New York City during the September 11, 2001 attacks
Editorial rationale
Giuliani expressly urged exclusion from the ceremony and framed Mamdani as unsuitable to attend.
Newsmax interview: Rudy Giuliani on Zohran Mamdani’s planned 9/11 memorial attendance (opens in a new tab)

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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.

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