Posted on 07/31/2026 5:07:02 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
They gave him the Zo-ld shoulder.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani was snubbed from eulogizing Army Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad at the fallen soldier’s Queens funeral Friday — and the embarrassing scene unfolded in real time as he fumed while waiting in vain to give his speech, sources revealed.
Mamdani, who was relegated to the fourth row in the Ozone Park church, appeared to be reviewing his planned remarks on an iPad while Gov. Kathy Hochul and other dignitaries, including Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, were called to speak, a source in attendance said.
“They kept calling names and then he was never called,” the source said.
“Then he looked over at his staff, frustrated and seemed angry that he didn’t speak. When he realized his name wasn’t being called, he looked at his staff angrily and then eventually put his tablet away.”
City Hall ignored multiple requests for comment over the humiliating turn of events.
The diss came as Mamdani — an avowed democratic socialist who’s harshly critical of Israel and the US war against Iran — remains a divisive political figure both within New York City and across the nation.
Another source involved with the funeral’s planning said Rampersad’s family is pro-President Trump and didn’t want Mamdani to speak.
Yet another insider confirmed that Mamdani’s outspoken lefty politics ultimately led him to lose his customary mayoral role as a speaker during a hometown soldier’s funeral.
“The family is more conservative and wanted to limit any political distractions,” the insider said.
Rampersad, 28, was among three US soldiers killed July 17 during an Iranian missile attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. Rampersad grew up in an Ozone Park family, graduated from John Jay College of Criminal...
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Zohran got zotted.
I wonder what he would have said?
God Bless this young Soldier’s family and friends. May her memory live in her sacrifice.
Excellent.
Not to worry. Cheap groceries on the way.
Mock that Basturd every Step!
Stay seated Muslim Sam Drucker.
If that turd were ever elected president, I’d vote for a Court Martial of any military member that faced towards him (or rather, “it”), and death to any member that saluted him.
Not even close to kidding.
War with Islam...not if, but when.
This should happen more often.
The disingenuous bastard wanted a photo op to make him seem acceptable to the family. Let him go to Gaza for his photo ops.
Good!
NYers are ffinally getting getting Buyers’ Remorse. Hope they feel so bad, they’ll recall their POS mayor.
The DSA communists think they are using him. Wait until they find out the truth.
I am surprised he didnt just walk out when he realized he wasn’t gonna be called to speak.
Since he thinks his ideas are so good, I get the impression he is the type of guy who figures if not speaking, waste of time to be there.
I had to visit the George Edgecomb Courthouse today in downtown Tampa. It took me an hour to find the place and the municipal parking facility across the street from it. I had to file a probate legal document. It cost me $231.00. I didn’t see one white person in the entire place. And the security detail at the door could have been airlifted straight out of Zimbabwe. This is a federal courthouse folks. In a red state. In America. And the year is 2026. WTF?
He wanted to squat down on that casket and take a giant crap on it while defiling the church with calls to allah and his pedo prophet. That would make any islamocommie mad.
By next Tuesday, there will be reports of Gov. Hochul wringing her hands, while expressing ‘great frustration with all the departmental confusion’ surrounding the matter of Mamdani giving a speech.
“This was NOT a ‘snub’ at all. Not even close! This was nothing more than an unfortunate misunderstanding of weekly schedules and conference assignments!”
He wasn’t allowed to trash Trump and Israel’s “illegal war”.
“It is often said that our fallen ‘gave their tomorrows for our today,'” Mamdani
planned to say. “Sergeant Rampersad had tomorrows waiting for her: birthdays,
ordinary mornings, evenings spent with her loved ones. But she gave every one of
them up so that we could have ours — so that we could stand here today, safe and
protected.”
Echoing all the correct buzzwords like the enormous fraud he actually is.
Because it is all about him. What a raging douchecanoe.
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