Brief interaction between NYC Mayor Mamdani and AOC captured on video at 9/11 ceremony stirs up debate (CNN)

 

A brief interaction between New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez captured on video Friday during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, sparked fierce criticism that was met with pushback from those who say the video was taken out of context.

The clip of Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez at Ground Zero lasted four seconds in the live video feed, which transitioned between multiple camera angles of the ceremony.

They were seen greeting each other with smiles while the names of the victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center were being read aloud. There is no audio in the video feed of their interaction.

CNN has reached out to representatives for Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez for comment.