New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is under fire from 9/11 victims' families after he gave the ceremonial pen used to sign a new 9/11-related executive order to his chief counsel, Ramzi Kassem, who previously represented Ahmed al-Darbi, an Al-Qaeda member convicted by a U.S. military commission, The New York Post reports. 'It’s bullshit. How can you defend a guy like that?' said one victim's brother.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced backlash Sunday after handing the ceremonial pen he used to sign a new executive order related to the September 11 attacks to his chief counsel, Ramzi Kassem, according to The New York Post. Kassem previously represented Ahmed al-Darbi, an Al-Qaeda member convicted by a U.S. military commission. Relatives of 9/11 victims condemned the gesture. 'It’s bullshit. How can you defend a guy like that who wants to do Americans or any innocent person harm?' said a man who lost his brother in the North Tower attack.
Mamdani has been the subject of other controversies. The Zioneer previously reported on a petition to bar him from the 9/11 memorial, his campaign with an influencer who expressed support for Hamas, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling him a 'terrorism supporter.'
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