August 1, 2026
The mayor of New York City arrived at the funeral, and he was not allowed to speak
Zohran Mamdani is the mayor of New York City.
Attended the funeral of Angel Serra Ramprasad, an American soldier who was killed in an Iranian attack in Jordan.
Mamdani prepared a speech and went over it before the ceremony.
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But the funeral organizers seated him in the fourth row and did not invite him to speak.
According to a report in the United States, the soldier’s family supports Trump. The family did not want politics to draw attention during the ceremony. Mamdani belongs to the Democratic Party and opposes the war of the United States and Israel against Iran.
A person who was at the funeral reported that Mamdani waited for his name to be called. When he realized he wouldn’t be able to speak, he appeared frustrated and angry.
After the ceremony, Mamdani’s team published the speech he had planned to give. In the speech, he wanted to talk about the life of the soldier and her sacrifice for the United States.