Tim Sheehy on September 11 Attacks

Statements and actions by Tim Sheehy on this topic.

Public disputes concerning the September 11, 2001 attacks, their aftermath, memorials, official records, and effects on survivors and responders.

How we classify topics

Condemned1Statements: August 11, 2026. Selected filter. Activate to remove.Defended or excused0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.Challenged the characterization0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.Minimized0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.Mixed or conditional0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.Explicitly stayed out0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.

Counts show individual statements. They do not assign an overall position.

By category Timeline

Statement history

1 statement on this page. Dates: August 11, 2026

1 matching statement. Dates: August 11, 2026

1 published statement. Dates: August 11, 2026

Tim Sheehy
Role at the time: United States senator from Montana
August 11, 2026Condemned
Responding to
Should Zohran Mamdani attend New York City’s 9/11 memorial?
"“those families should have the say who’s going to show up”"
Why we used this label
He supported the petitioners' authority to exclude Mamdani.
GOP senators back 9/11 families’ petition to exclude Mamdani (opens in a new tab)Interviews with Sens. Tim Sheehy and John Kennedy

Reports senators' responses to the petition. Sheehy endorsed giving families control over attendance; Kennedy answered with a disparaging conditional statement.

Our account of this statement has been corrected. 1 correction

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