AOC and Mamdani take heat for apparently laughing as 9/11 victims’ names are read off

Published September 11, 2026 2:31pm ET | Updated September 11, 2026 2:53pm ET



New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) are under fire from Republicans after the two socialists were captured on video apparently sharing a laugh as the names of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack were being read off.

Mamdani attended the 25th anniversary ceremony in New York City on Friday, during which family members of the fallen read off the names of nearly 3,000 victims who were killed in the attack. As the names were being read, Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez seemed to giggle with each other.

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