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Mamdani 9/11 ceremony controversy

GOP Senators Push To Bar Mamdani From 9/11 Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Ceremony

August 18, 2026 by admin

GOP Senators Push To Bar Mamdani From 9/11 Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Ceremony – Petition with 84,000 signatures demands mayor’s exclusion amid broader tensions over his foreign policy statements

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