{"id":2502977,"date":"2025-10-25T13:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T17:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-mocks-mamdani-for-claiming-aunt-is-victim-of-9-11-attacks\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T13:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T17:02:09","slug":"vance-mocks-mamdani-for-claiming-aunt-is-victim-of-9-11-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-mocks-mamdani-for-claiming-aunt-is-victim-of-9-11-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance mocks Mamdani for claiming aunt is victim of 9\/11 attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-mocks-mamdani-for-claiming-aunt-is-victim-of-9-11-attacks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2502977&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on Vice President JD Vance mocking New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for his comments about his Muslim aunt feeling unsafe on the subway after the 9\/11 attacks due to wearing a hijab. Vance criticized mamdani&#8217;s focus on his aunt&#8217;s experience rather than the nearly 3,000 victims who died in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">terrorist attacks<\/a>. Mamdani had spoken about anti-Muslim bigotry and emphasized his commitment to supporting New York&#8217;s Muslim community if elected mayor. His remarks were met with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/talent-on-loan-from-god-what-people-still-dont-understand-about-rush-limbaugh\/\" title=\"\u2018Talent On Loan From God\u2019: What People Still Don\u2019t Understand About Rush Limbaugh\">conservative backlash<\/a> for perceived insensitivity regarding the victims of 9\/11.Mamdani currently leads in polls ahead of the upcoming election, which features other candidates including Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa. The race has seen meaningful endorsements and political developments as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-endorses-new-york-mayoral-candidate-in-apparent-bid-to-pull-progressives-away-from-andrew-yang\/\" title=\"AOC Endorses New York ...al Candidate In Apparent Bid To Pull Progressives Away From Andrew Yang\">early voting begins<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance mocks Mamdani for making his &lsquo;auntie&rsquo; out to be &lsquo;the real victim&rsquo; of 9\/11 attacks<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2382773\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\">JD Vance<\/a> mocked New York City&rsquo;s Democratic mayoral nominee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> on Saturday for claiming his Muslim aunt felt unsafe on the subway after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/9-11\/\">9\/11<\/a> terrorist attacks because she wore a hijab.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;According to Zohran,&rdquo; Vance posted on X, &ldquo;the real victim of 9\/11 was his auntie who got some (allegedly) bad looks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3860078\/trump-winsome-earle-sears-obama-stumps-for-abigail-spanberger-virginia-governor-election\/\">Trump tepidly embraces Earle-Sears as Obama stumps for Spanberger in Virginia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3863756\/knicks-send-zohran-mamdani-cease-and-desist-letter-over-since-deleted-ad\/\">Knicks send Mamdani cease-and-desist letter over since-deleted ad<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3863565\/democrats-abortion-election-integrity-pennsylvania-supreme-court-election-counter-maga-donors\/\">Democrats put abortion, election integrity at forefront in Pennsylvania Supreme Court election to counter &#8216;MAGA donors&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">According to Zohran the real victim of 9\/11 was his auntie who got some (allegedly) bad looks <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UGeKANSAH2\">https:\/\/t.co\/UGeKANSAH2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1982065405423214724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Mamdani spoke of the alleged anti-Muslim bigotry against his aunt during a speech on Islamophobia in front of a Bronx mosque on Friday. He used the anecdote to make a broader point about how he would stand up for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\">New York City<\/a>&lsquo;s Muslim community should he win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-de-blasio-establishes-racial-justice-commission-stocked-with-aides-and-allies\/\" title=\"Bill De Blasio Establishes \u2018Racial Justice\u2019 Commission Stocked With Aides And Allies\">mayoral election<\/a> next month.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated as any other New Yorker, and yet for too long we have been told to ask for less than that and to be satisfied with whatever little we receive,&rdquo; Mamdani said. &ldquo;No more.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will not change who I am, how I eat, or the faith that I&rsquo;m proud to call my own,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;But there is one thing that I will change. I will no longer look for myself in the shadows. I will find myself in the light.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Muslim democratic socialist&rsquo;s statement was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NicoleMSilverio\/status\/1981795691442975213\">ridiculed by conservatives<\/a> on social media for neglecting to mention the nearly 3,000 people who died on Sept. 11, 2001, at the hands of the Islamic terrorist organization al-Qaeda.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative commentator Scott Jennings discussed Mamdani&rsquo;s remarks on CNN late Friday, saying the mayoral front-runner &ldquo;cannot lose sight&rdquo; of 9\/11 if he wants to win.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re going to run for mayor of New York City or have any position in New York City, and you&rsquo;re going to talk about 9\/11 or invoke 9\/11, you darn sure better start with the people who died in the Twin Towers,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RedWave_Press\/status\/1982079280587608206\">Jennings argued<\/a>. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s what I think, and he didn&rsquo;t do that. He made it about his experience and his aunt and all this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani is currently leading independent candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andrew-cuomo\/\">Andrew Cuomo<\/a> and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa in the polls, although <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent high-profile endorsements<\/a> may shake up next month&rsquo;s outcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3863756\/knicks-send-zohran-mamdani-cease-and-desist-letter-over-since-deleted-ad\/\">KNICKS SEND MAMDANI CEASE-AND-DESIST LETTER OVER SINCE-DELETED AD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\">Eric Adams<\/a>, who dropped out of the race last month, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3861443\/eric-adams-endorse-cuomo-help-avoid-mamdani-nyc-mayorship\/\">endorsed Cuomo<\/a> on Thursday, and Mamdani <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3863246\/hakeem-jeffries-endorses-zohran-mamdani-months-pressure\/\">received long-awaited support<\/a> from House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>New York City&rsquo;s early voting period begins on Saturday. The general election is 10 days away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance mocks Mamdani for calling his aunt the &#8216;real 9\/11 victim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2502978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25297661696608.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[65890,56552,15469],"class_list":["post-2502977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-9-11-attacks","tag-mamdani","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25297661696608.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2502977"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2502981,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502977\/revisions\/2502981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2502978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2502977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2502977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2502977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}