Vice President Vance criticized New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s remarks on Islamophobia in the United States after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

“According to Zohran, the real victim of 9/11 was his auntie who got some (allegedly) bad looks,” Vance said Saturday on the social platform X, responding to a video of Mamdani’s comments shared by a user on the social platform.

Mamdani, during an address on Islamophobia on Saturday, referenced his late aunt, who he said stopped taking the city subway after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks due to feeling unsafe while wearing her hijab.

The Hill has reached out to Mamdani's campaign and the vice president’s office for further comment.

Mamdani’s remarks came after independent mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo laughed at radio host Sid Ro

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