India, Oct. 26 -- US Vice President JD Vance took a swipe at Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Saturday, referring to his remarks about his aunt facing "indignities" as a Muslim following the September 11 attacks.

Mamdani, on Friday, spoke outside the Bronx mosque, fighting back tears, as he addressed the Muslims of New York City. "I want to speak to the memory of my aunt, who stopped taking the subway after September 11th because she did not feel safe in her hijab."

Sharing Mamdani's remarks on X, Vance said, "According to Zohran, the real victim of 9/11 was his auntie who got some (allegedly) bad looks."

During his address on Friday, Mamdani also recounted how, when he first entered politics, his uncle gent...