Trump unloads on AOC, Mamdani for laughing during sacred 9/11 ceremony at Ground Zero
President Donald Trump slammed Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for appearing to laugh during the solemn reading of victims’ names at the 9/11 Memorial, calling their behavior "terrible" and "inappropriate.""I think it’s terrible," Trump said when asked about the video of the two Democrats.
"It’s not a place to be laughing, especially in that case.""I thought it was terrible," he continued."The fact that they were laughing together at a very important part of the ceremony was inappropriate."The president’s condemnation came after video of Ocasio-Cortez and Mamdani sharing what appeared to be a lighthearted exchange at Ground Zero sparked widespread criticism online.AOC, MAMDANI INTERACTION CAUGHT ON CAM AT 9/11 MEMORIAL SPARKS ONLINE FURYRep.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., left, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right, appear to laugh during the reading-of-names at the 9/11 Memorial.(Screenshot/Fox News)A television feed from Friday’s ceremony showed a young man overcome with emotion near the memorial before cutting to Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez smiling and appearing to laugh as they spoke.
Their conversation could not be heard.9/11 WIDOW TERRY STRADA ACCUSES US OF PROTECTING SAUDI ARABIA 25 YEARS AFTER TERROR ATTACKS, ADDRESSES VANCERepresentative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, a Democrat from New York, center, and Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, center right, during the 25th anniversary commemoration ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York.( )The moment unfolded as mourners read aloud the names of those killed in the Sept.
11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing during ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11.Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the 2001 attacks.The video quickly spread across social media, where critics accused the pair of showing disrespect on one of the nation’s most solemn days.MAMDANI DRAWS FURY FROM 9/11 MOURNERS OVER GROUND ZERO APPEARANCE: ...