Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and successor Zohran Mamdani shared a brief moment together during the 9/11 remembrance ceremony after their bitter war of words.Giuliani, 82, and Mamdani, 34, shook hands and shared a few words while attending the solemn event on the Memorial Plaza at Ground Zero Friday morning.Professional lip reader Nicola Hickling claimed that Giuliani wished Mamdani well during their tense exchange.'I'm praying for you, it's been a long time,' Giuliani, who was mayor at the time of the 9/11 terror attacks, told Mamdani, according to Hickling.Mamdani, whose face was hidden from the camera, seemingly uttered a reply before releasing Giuliani's hand and going on to greet other attendees. The seemingly cordial greeting comes after the mayors came to blows in a public spat earlier this week.Giuliani claimed it 'offended' him that Mamdani, the city's first Muslim mayor, would attend the 25th anniversary memorial service for lives lost in the terror attacks.He also claimed Mamdani is 'disturbing the people who are the most important people at that celebration.''He stands in direct support of the movement that killed their children,' he told Newsmax last week. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani seemingly buried the hatchet with current Mayor Zohran Mamdani during the 9/11 remembrance ceremony Friday morning. The pair shook hands and Giuliani allegedly told Mamdani: 'I'm praying for you, it's been a long time' Giuliani was also greeted by Vice President JD Vance as they arrived at Friday morning's ceremony. The pair shook hands and shared a brief, inaudible conversationAs a result, Mamdani released hundreds of thousands of previously unseen records that appeared to confirm Giuliani's administration knew about the toxic dangers of the city's air quality following the September 11 attacks.Giuliani was also greeted by Vice President JD Vance as they arrived at Friday morning's ceremony.The pair shook hands and shared a brief, inaudible conversation.The Daily Mail has approached representatives for Giuliani, Mamdani and Vance for comment. Jill Biden, President Joe Biden, Laura Bush, President George W Bush, former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Vice President JD Vance and former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani attend the 9/11 25th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony in Manhattan Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends the ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks Mourners left flowers and American flags besides names in a reflecting pool at the 9/11 Memorial commemorate the 25th anniversary of the devastating attacksOn September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four passenger planes, flying two of them into the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Passengers and crew on the fourth plane fought back against the hijackers and crashed the aircraft into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.At least 2,977 died as a result.Former President George W. Bush, who was in office on 9/11, and ex-Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden were among those who convened for the observance at the National September 11 Memorial in New York.Other administration officials went to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania.President Donald Trump was not at the NYC memorial service and instead gave a speech at the Pentagon.The President had wanted to give remarks at the museum in Manhattan, and his team had made advance visits, but opted not to after he was not allowed to make a speech.Ahead of the event, Mamdani faced criticism, from Giuliani and others, for attending the anniversary ceremony at ground zero. Aerial images were taken by the NYC Police Aviation Unit and show the aftermath of the terror attack on September 11, 2001 Firefighters work beneath the destroyed mullions, the vertical struts that once faced the soaring outer walls of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001Republican ex-Gov. George Pataki and 9/11 victims' relatives cited, among other things, past remarks that some of Mamdani's political associates have made about the attacks. But Mamdani said this week he loves the city and country and that he wanted the anniversary to focus on victims' families, first responders and New Yorkers who helped one another after the attacks, which he called a 'horrific act of terror.' The 34-year-old mayor was an elementary school student in New York on 9/11.
Lip reader reveals what Giuliani told Mamdani at 9/11 memorial
Giuliani, 82, and Mamdani, 34, shook hands and briefly shared words as they attended the solemn event on the Memorial Plaza at Ground Zero Friday morning.










