Giuliani claims it 'offends me' that Mamdani will attend 9/11 anniversary ceremony

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani claimed Sunday that it offends him that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will be attending a ceremony at Ground Zero this week that marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Giuliani, who was mayor during the 2001 terror attacks, said Mamdani's attendance would offend the families of those who lost loved ones in the attacks, despite the mayor signing executive orders declaring Sept. 11 a citywide "Day of Remembrance and Service" and updating New York City's emergency preparedness procedures.

"The reality is this ceremony is for the families and for America to remember historically," Giuliani told Newsmax. "Having lost friends there and being very close to many of the families, it offends me that he's coming."

The ceremony will take place on Friday, the anniversary of the attacks, and Giuliani said it was important the country teaches the younger generations the truth about the terror attacks.

"Never forget means we have to teach people about it," Giuliani said. "We don't want to give them propaganda. We just want to give them the truth."

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