Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville criticizes Rudy Giuliani for demanding New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani avoid attending 9/11 memorial events in his city
Senior Democratic strategist James Carville unleashed an expletive-filled attack on Rudy Giuliani after the former New York City mayor criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani for attending September 11 memorial events.
James Carville mocks Rudy Giuliani
“The biggest a****** of this century is Rudy Giuliani, and he said that Mamdani had no business being at the 25-year commemoration. You’re an a******, Giuliani,” Carville told co-host Al Hunt on their Politicon YouTube channel. “You’re really an a******. There’s no other word to describe him.”
Giuliani — who served as New York City mayor during the September 11, 2001, terror attacks — objected to Mamdani’s planned appearance at the commemoration during an interview with Newsmax.
“Having lost friends there and being very close to many of the families, it offends me that he’s coming,” Giuliani said. He also described Mamdani as “a clear supporter” of Islamic extremists and claimed that “all of the Muslims he supports are murderers.”
It was unclear who Giuliani was specifically referencing. Mamdani has faced criticism over his decision to hire Ramzi Kassem as his chief counsel. Kassem previously served as defense counsel for an al-Qaeda member imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay.
Carville responded by calling Giuliani “a giant mother f****** a******” over his criticism of Mamdani.
Rudy Giuliani’s face-to-face moment with Zohran Mamdani
Despite Giuliani’s comments, the former mayor shook hands with Mamdani during the memorial ceremony.
Giuliani has also faced criticism after Mamdani released documents concerning the aftermath of the terror attacks. Mamdani said the records show city officials knew the air around ground zero was toxic but “lied” to residents and first responders about its safety.
“It’s hard to think of anybody who has fallen more in the last 25 years,” Hunt said. “It’s hard to believe that 25 years ago, after 9/11, he — I think, actually incorrectly, unjustifiably — was considered a great American hero.”