Overview
- Mamdani told supporters outside a Bronx mosque that his aunt stopped riding the subway after 9/11 because she felt unsafe in a hijab.
- Vice President JD Vance derided the remarks on X as making his aunt the 'real victim' of 9/11, a characterization critics said misrepresented Mamdani’s comments, and Elon Musk replied, 'Wow.'
- On HBO’s Real Time, Bill Maher endorsed Andrew Cuomo, downplayed Cuomo’s past misconduct findings, and criticized Mamdani over a photo with Imam Siraj Wahhaj and his dual citizenship.
- Cuomo rejected accusations that his campaign is stoking Islamophobia and said he did not take a radio host’s 'he’d be cheering' 9/11 comment seriously, while Mamdani called the rhetoric bigoted.
- Coverage across outlets highlighted ongoing criticism of Mamdani’s Israel-related statements and associations even as polls report him leading Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa by double digits.