POLITICS09/11/26

Mamdani at 9/11 Memorial Controversy

NYC Mayor Mamdani attends 9/11 memorial amid protests and political controversy.

Photo: New Republic

FRAMING New Republic emphasized Giuliani's Post-9/11 Misconduct; Fox News Politics emphasized Victims' Families Oppose Mamdani.

WHAT BOTH SIDES REPORT

▸Mamdani, NYC's first Muslim mayor, planned to attend the 9/11 memorial ceremony at Ground Zero. — New Republic, Fox News Politics
▸Rudy Giuliani publicly objected to Mamdani attending, citing personal offense. — New Republic, Fox News Politics

LEFT / CENTER-LEFT

▸NYC released records alleging Giuliani misled residents about post-9/11 air safety, citing elevated toxin levels. — New Republic
▸Internal memos from October 2001 show officials raised alarms about asbestos levels after the attacks. — New Republic
▸The opinion piece argues Giuliani, not Mamdani, is the one who should stay away from the ceremony. — New Republic

RIGHT / CENTER-RIGHT

▸A petition signed by roughly 110,000 people, including 9/11 victims' families, asked Mamdani to skip the memorial. — Fox News Politics
▸Petitioners cited Mamdani's appointment of Ramzi Kassem, who previously represented an al Qaeda operative, as their concern. — Fox News Politics
▸Kassem's client, Ahmed al-Darbi, pleaded guilty to war-crimes charges. — Fox News Politics

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A 16-year-old gunman killed three children and a teacher at a Bend, Oregon elementary school.

Left: Governor heartbroken; victims' families in anguish.

Right: Oregon's gun laws didn't stop the attack.

DOJ charged 28 noncitizens and arrested 11 in California under 'Operation Protect the Vote.'

DEVELOPING TIMELINE

First Report Thursday: The Justice Department gave California 48 hours to review flagged noncitizen voters or face emergency legal action.

Sunday: DOJ threatens criminal prosecution for processing noncitizen ballots

Tuesday: DOJ charges 28 noncitizens, arrests 11 in California

Left: Defendants say they never registered to vote.

Right: DOJ arrests 11, charges 28 noncitizen voters.

VP Vance declined to endorse Netanyahu for reelection, one day after Trump backed him.

DEVELOPING TIMELINE

First Report Monday: Trump endorses Netanyahu for Israel's Oct. 27 election, says U.S. may have to fight Iran alone without him

Tuesday: Vance declines Netanyahu endorsement one day after Trump backs him

Left: Vance breaks from Trump on Netanyahu endorsement.

Right: Vance: neither for nor against Netanyahu.

Federal agents raided Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home and seized her phone in an immigration fraud probe.

DEVELOPING TIMELINE

First Report Oct 13: Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home Monday as part of a DOJ-confirmed immigration fraud investigation.

Friday: Phone seized; ICE official cites political motivation

Left: sees a politically timed attack on a lawmaker.

Right: focuses on the criminal immigration fraud probe.