Zohran Mamdani urged to skip New York City's 9/11 memorial: 'Vile antisemite'

DALLAS – A House Republican representing the New York City suburbs is calling on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to skip the Sept. 11 memorial in downtown Manhattan.

"From my vantage point, I don't think he should be there, and I think most New Yorkers agree that he should not be there," Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., told Fox News and Fox News Digital. "Certainly, the 9/11 families and the first responders believe he should not be there."

Political rancor is threatening to cast a long shadow over this year's Sept.