Petitioners demand Mamdani prove his sincerity for the ceremony where Trump repeats his rescue story

“They handed Mamdani a petition asking him to prove his grief is real before he's allowed anywhere near that stage, and the man getting cleared for the same stage just told a room full of firefighters he was personally carried out of a collapsing building. One claim needs a City Hall delivery and a governor's statement to survive the week. The other just needs a microphone.”

Sal

“Look, the families have every right to ask questions, that's just basic respect for grief, and as for the president's story — it's a colorful way of describing a stressful day near a building, people misremember details under stress, that's not the same as — wait, did I just compare Trump's memory to trauma survivors? That's not what I meant to say.”

Chip

The receipts

Mamdani’s 9/11 memorial attendance: Letters to the Editor — Sept. 9, 2026

New York Postright§17:41 EDT

NY Post readers discuss demands by Rudy Giuliani and others for Mayor Mamdani to avoid the 9/11 ceremonies.

Hochul voices support for Mamdani after Giuliani tells him to skip 9/11 ceremony

The Hillmainstream§16:36 EDT

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Tuesday voiced support for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) after one of his predecessors, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R), criticized him for planning to attend the city's 25th anniversary commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

~~At 9/11 Tribute, Trump Claims Firefighters Carried Him to Safety~~ Trump put himself at ground zero again — this time carried by firefighters

The New York Timesmainstream§16:14 EDT

President Trump has long sought to position himself close to the Sept. 11 recovery effort and has made a series of questionable and provocative statements to burnish his political brand.

9/11 victim families deliver petition to Mamdani at City Hall asking him to stay away from memorial ceremonies: ‘Disrespectful’

New York Postright§15:37 EDT

A group of aggrieved 9/11 victim’s famiy’s gathered at City Hall Tuesday to hand deliver a petition asking Mayor Zohran Mamdani to steer clear of ceremonial events commemorating the 25th anniversary of the horrific 2001 attacks.

~~'Stolen Valor': Trump's Fabricated 9/11 Story Draws Immediate Scorn~~ Republicans attack a Muslim official for 9/11, then cheer Trump's invented hero story

Common Dreams§15:37 EDT

While Republicans express "offense" at plans for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to attend September 11 remembrances this week due to his Muslim faith, President Donald Trump provoked outrage on Tuesday when he told what seems to be a fabricated story about his heroism following the terrorist attack. Before a crowd that included over…

· Trump to honor 9/11 at Pentagon after NYC memorial forbids speech: Report from the morgue, 28 Aug 2026

· Retired Port Authority officers tell Mamdani, Hochul to stay away from Ground Zero on 9/11 from the morgue, 30 Aug 2026

· 9/11 families plan to ignore ‘spiteful’ Mamdani if he shows up at 25th memorial ceremony from the morgue, 5 Sep 2026

· Mamdani’s condolences for a murderer: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 29, 2026 from the morgue, 28 Aug 2026

· Mamdani’s misplaced sympathies: Letters to the Editor — Sept. 1, 2026 from the morgue, 31 Aug 2026

· Biden to attend Ground Zero 9/11 memorial ceremony for 25th anniversary from the morgue, 3 Sep 2026

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