New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani was seen shaking hands with his predecessor, Rudy Giuliani, at the 25th anniversary remembrance ceremony of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The pair appeared cordial, shaking hands briefly before parting ways despite Giuliana saying earlier this week that Mamdani’s presence…
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Giuliani demands Mamdani skip 9/11 ceremony all week, then shakes his hand there.
“A week of "disrespectful," a petition, Rudy on Newsmax saying the mayor shouldn't even show his face — then Rudy's the one who puts his hand out on camera. The whole thing was never about Friday, it was about the five days before Friday, because that's the part you can sell. Watch who profits off the outrage running longer than the actual event it's about — that's the tell every time.”
“Giuliani was never against Mamdani attending, he was against Mamdani attending without proper respect, is what he — no, he said "steer clear," those were his words, on Newsmax, more than once. But the handshake, see, that's Rudy showing what real unity looks like, magnanimous, the bigger man, healing the city, stepping above politics — did I just say Rudy Giuliani stepped above politics? That doesn't sound like me.”
The receipts
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) shook hands during the 9/11 commemoration ceremony at Ground Zero, a show of unity after Giuliani called on Mamdani not to attend the memorial. Giuliani, who was mayor during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, told Newsmax earlier this week, "Having lost friends...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were seen yukking it up during the somber reading of 9/11 victims at Ground Zero during the 25th anniversary service.
Friday marks 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, which claimed the lives of 2,977 people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville.
· 9/11 victim families deliver petition to Mamdani at City Hall asking him to stay away from memorial ceremonies: ‘Disrespectful’ from the morgue, 8 Sep 2026
· Rudy Giuliani urges Mamdani to not attend 9/11 anniversary from the morgue, 7 Sep 2026
· Hochul voices support for Mamdani after Giuliani tells him to skip 9/11 ceremony from the morgue, 8 Sep 2026
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