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Zohran Mamdani: “I'm proud to be the mayor of this city. I love this city. I love this country. And what I want this week to be a focus…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2026
I'm proud to be the mayor of this city. I love this city. I love this country. And what I want this week to be a focus on is on the families whose loved ones were stolen from them 25 years ago in the horrific act of terror of September 11, and a focus also on the first responders who gave everything they could to this city and to the people who came together to try and help their fellow New Yorkers.
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Zohran Mamdani
Democratic · New York

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Defending his decision to attend the 9/11 memorial.

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