President Donald Trump tore into leftist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani over their gleeful exchange at the 9/11 memorial event at Ground Zero while families of the victims mourned.
Cameras at the 9/11 memorial in New York City cut from a young man crying in front of the names listed at the 9/11 memorial to a shot of AOC and Mamdani as they laughed together during the somber event. Trump was asked about the video on Sunday and called the democratic socialists’ actions “terrible.”
“It’s not the place to be laughing, especially in that case,” the president said. “The fact that they were laughing together in a very important part of the ceremony was inappropriate.”
Trump was not in New York City this year for the 9/11 ceremony as he remained near the nation’s capital and spoke at a 9/11 memorial event at the Pentagon. Vice President JD Vance attended the Ground Zero memorial ceremony in NYC alongside former Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.
After video of AOC and Mamdani spread on social media, the giggling leftists were ripped by numerous commentators, including by Republican NYC Councilwoman Inna Verniko...