John Thune on Petition to Keep Mamdani from Attending 25th Anniversary 9/11 Ceremony: I Can’t Defend a Thing Mamdani Says or Does

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BALLASY: "Senator, what do you think of the 9/11 families that want Mamdani not to attend the ground zero ceremonies on the 25th?"
THUNE: "Um — the question was?"
BALLASY: "The families of the 9/11 victims, they don't want him to attend."
THUNE: "Yeah, I mean, I can't — I can't defend anything that guy says or does."