Trump Slams AOC and NYC Mayor for Disrespectful Laughter During 9/11 Memorial
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President Donald Trump condemned Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for their shocking display of disrespect, appearing to laugh during the reading of 9/11 victims' names.
President Donald Trump forcefully criticized Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after a disturbing video showed the two appearing to laugh during the deeply solemn reading of victims' names at the 9/11 memorial ceremony marking the attacks' 25th anniversary.
'I think it’s terrible. It’s not a place to be laughing, especially in that case,' Trump stated, expressing the outrage felt by millions of Americans. The video, which quickly spread across social media, captured the pair smiling and appearing to laugh while the names of those murdered in the September 11, 2001 attacks and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing were being read. Their conversation was not audible, but the disrespect was clear. Republican lawmakers and commentators rightfully condemned the moment as a disgrace, with Rep. Wesley Hunt emphasizing that 'there is a time and a place for politics' and that Ground Zero is 'sacred ground.' Mayor Mamdani, who had already faced a petition signed by more than 110,000 victims' families urging him to stay away from the ceremony, ignored their wishes and attended anyway. While some of Mamdani's supporters tried to downplay the incident, claiming the footage was misinterpreted and that other officials were also laughing, the disrespect shown at such a sacred event cannot be excused. Fox News reached out to both officials for comment but, unsurprisingly, received no response.