MAGA Daily News – September 12, 2026

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1: AOC, Mamdani 9/11 Memorial Moment Caught on Camera Sparks Online Fury

A Fox News clip showing the mayor and congresswoman sharing what looked like a laugh during the reading of 9/11 victims’ names is dividing witnesses on what actually happened.

A television camera caught Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani appearing to grin and share a laugh together during Friday’s 25th anniversary ceremony marking the September 11 attacks, according to Fox News. But Michael Ragusa, identified as former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s longtime head of security, pushed back directly, writing, “The videos of [them] laughing are not true … The camera just caught her greeting him hello.” Conservative commentator Meghan McCain asked pointedly, “Why the f— are these two laughing?”

Why It Matters to You: The reading of victims’ names is the emotional center of the 9/11 commemoration, and any hint of levity during it becomes a referendum on whether officials grasp the weight of the day. With Mamdani’s administration already under fire over his appointment of a lawyer who once represented a convicted al-Qaeda operative, this dispute over a laugh versus a hello is likely to keep following him. Read more →

2: Crowd Chants ’48, 48′ for JD Vance at RNC as 2028 Polling Shows Him Dominating

Fresh 2028 primary polling shows the vice president dominating the field just as supporters chanted for him to become the nation’s 48th president.

Vice President JD Vance brought the crowd at the RNC Midterm Convention in Dallas to a chant of “48, 48” during his keynote address Thursday night, with supporters signaling they want him to become the nation’s 48th president. Vance kept his response measured: “We gotta take care of business this November, and then we’ll worry about what comes next.” Three separate 2028 primary polls now show him with a commanding lead over Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Why It Matters to You: A vice president polling above 40% in his own party’s primary, with his nearest rival stuck in the low 20s, is as close to a coronation as modern polling gets this far out. But Vance’s edge evaporates against several Democratic names floated for 2028 — a reminder of how different primary dominance and general-election strength really are. Read more →

3: Mamdani, AOC Filmed Laughing Together as 9/11 Victims’ Names Were Read at Ground Zero

Video from the 25th anniversary Ground Zero ceremony showed the mayor and congresswoman sharing a laugh as grieving families wept nearby.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were caught on camera smiling and laughing together Friday during the solemn reading of victims’ names at the National September 11 Memorial plaza, just as the country marked the 25th anniversary of the attacks. The footage, which quickly went viral, cut from the pair’s exchange to a visibly grieving attendee wiping away tears. One widely shared post captured the reaction online: “The frame before you have a man breaking down in tears over the memorial and then it cuts to AOC and Mamdani laughing. Despicable.” Neither Mamdani’s nor Ocasio-Cortez’s office had explained the moment by Friday afternoon.

Why It Matters to You: Mamdani had already drawn fire from 9/11 families and former officials like Rudy Giuliani and George Pataki just for attending this year’s ceremony, after appointing a chief counsel who once represented a man tied to the 9/11 plot. This latest moment adds fresh fuel to questions about whether New York’s leadership takes the solemn anniversary seriously. Read more →

4: RFK Jr. Torches Democrats, Praises Trump in Fiery RNC Convention Speech

The HHS Secretary said his former party abandoned constitutional protections in a single year, while lavishing praise on President Trump.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. brought the RNC Midterm Convention crowd in Dallas to its feet Thursday night, declaring that “in a single year, my party obliterated 250 years of constitutional guarantees. The only right they left unscathed was the Second Amendment.” Kennedy, a lifelong Democrat until recently, said he came to realize that “everything that I had heard about President Trump … was a lie,” calling him “a self-effacing man of superior intelligence, of empathy and compassion.” The speech came on the convention’s closing night, one year to the day after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Why It Matters to You: Kennedy remains one of the country’s highest-profile Democrats-turned-Trump-ally, and his RNC address ties his family’s political legacy directly to the administration ahead of the midterms. His account of souring on the modern Democratic Party is likely to keep circulating as a GOP talking point through November. Read more →

5: Gov. Spencer Cox Declares Charlie Kirk Day in Utah on Anniversary of His Assassination

Utah’s governor marks one year since Charlie Kirk was gunned down at Utah Valley University with a statewide day of remembrance.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has proclaimed September 10 as Charlie Kirk Day, marking exactly one year since the 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder was fatally shot while speaking to students at Utah Valley University. Cox said Kirk “came to Utah to take part in a fundamental American tradition: speak openly, debate ideas, and persuade others,” and called on Utahns to honor his memory by choosing “a politics worthy of our country, one where we stand firmly for what we believe and reject violence.”

Why It Matters to You: A sitting governor is using the full weight of his office to insist that political disagreement never again end in bloodshed — a message aimed squarely at an increasingly volatile national climate. As Utah Valley University holds its own memorial today, Cox’s proclamation puts free speech and civil debate back at the center of the conversation. Read more →