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First responder urges end to political attacks surrounding 9/11 anniversary
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Bill Spade urged against politicizing the 25th commemoration after remarks by Rudy Giuliani.
The short version
- First responder Bill Spade called on observers to keep politics out of the 25th anniversary of September 11.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani argued Mayor Zohran Mamdani should stay away from the Ground Zero ceremony, claiming Mamdani secretly wants Islam to dominate the nation.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- Mayor Mamdani confirmed he will still attend the ceremony and other related anniversary events.[The Hollywood Reporter]
Key facts
- Bill Spade called for politics to be kept out of the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11 attacks.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani urged Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend the Ground Zero commemoration.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- Giuliani claimed Mamdani is concealing a desire to establish Islam as the dominant religion in the United States.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- Mayor Mamdani confirmed his plans to attend the Ground Zero ceremony and additional anniversary events.[The Hollywood Reporter]
Sources
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