The viral silent clip from the 25th anniversary Ground Zero ceremony shows New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez briefly smiling and interacting while victims’ names were being read, but it does not prove they were laughing at the victims or mocking the memorial.
Michael Ragusa, a former Giuliani aide who said he stood beside them, wrote that AOC was greeting Mamdani hello and that claims they were laughing are not true. Because the widely shared footage has no audio, it alone cannot establish what was said or why they smiled.
Source: Mediaite – Ex-Giuliani aide disputes Mamdani and AOC ‘laughing’ claim at 9/11 memorial