Vance mocks Mamdani for making his ‘auntie’ out to be ‘the real victim’ of 9/11 attacks

Published October 25, 2025 12:54pm ET



Vice President JD Vance mocked New York City’s Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani on Saturday for claiming his Muslim aunt felt unsafe on the subway after the 9/11 terrorist attacks because she wore a hijab.

“According to Zohran,” Vance posted on X, “the real victim of 9/11 was his auntie who got some (allegedly) bad looks.”

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