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New York City Socialist Mayor Candidate Zohran Mamdani Once a letter was signed, Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last week, was a “extremist” while calling for his ability to stop his speech in New York City at a venue.
In June 2023 Press release Mamdani and his colleagues issued a statement, “Response to the Theme Studio, agreeing to host a far-right extremist event at the former residence of Tammani in Long Island City on June 17.”
“As elected officials representing the Queen of the West, we were very disappointed by the decision of the Pattern Studio to hold an event at the Triplex LIC/Tammany House venue in Long Island City,” the statement explained.
“Providing a platform to invite speakers Candace Owens, Charlie Kirk and others to directly defie diversity and inclusion we cherish as New Yorkers, insulting the diversity and inclusion we cherish as every member of our community.”
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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, right, had asked for the cancellation of Charlie Kirk’s activity. (by Getty Images AFP; by Getty Images Bloomberg)
The elected Democrats continued to call on the Pattern Studio to “follow the leadership of another local venue” that originally intended to host the event but spoke out in the community to “cancel their reservation”, introducing the event organizers’ “paragreement.”
“Hate has no home in Queens, New York or anywhere else, and certainly no home in Long Island City,” the press release said.
The scheduled event is held according to Plan and Kirk A video was posted A radical who was removed from office after trying to undermine the proceedings.
Jake Blumencranz, a Republican who represents New York’s 15th District, told Fox News Digital that Kirk was murdered for exercising freedom of speech and elected officials should be forced to “estimate a culture of hatred that allows growth.”
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani raised his hands on the campaign with Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network. (Getty Image)
“We can’t ignore my colleagues, conference raiser Zohran Mamdani and his radical DSA allies, who once tried to silence Charlie Kirk of New York City, which forced the venue to cancel his event,” Brumogalands said.
“Censorship and public humiliation mentality provide erosion for the hostile climate we see today and corrupt the American ideal of expressing more speech than suppression.”
Kirk’s death sparked a fire in political debate about freedom of speech in the United States, Blumencranz told Fox News Digital New York City The next mayor is hypocritical in terms of speech.
“The most persuasive thing is Mamdani’s double standard: his speech that he was eager to protect – such as the ‘Globalization Revolt,’ which many consider to be a violent call to Jews – burst into tears on the structure of the United States, and his fiercely struggling speech is the kind of speech that keeps our democracy alive,” Blumencranz said.
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On September 11, 2025, the U.S. Embassy laid a wreath of mourners outside Pretoria after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk. (Phil Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images)
Blumencranz continued: “New Yorkers have to ask themselves what ‘silencers’ like Zohran Mamdani’ means in town hall. New York deserves ‘unifier in-nifier’, they will defend free expression and bring people together – obviously, Zohran Mamdani is not that leader.”
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Mamdani spoke out on Kirk’s assassination in public, telling a group of supporters that the shooting was “terrible” and “another victim of gun violence in a country where rarity turned into plague.”
In an article on X, Mamdani said he was “shocked” and declared that “political violence has no place in our country.”
