Rudy Giuliani, mayor of New York in 2001, says there were no Islamic terrorist attacks 'before Obama'

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani claimed that no radical Islamic terrorist attacks did not occur in the United States &quot;before Obama.&quot;

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published 15 August 2016

On Monday, Rudy Giuliani — the mayor of New York City from 1994 to Dec. 31, 2001 — told the audience attending Donald Trump's foreign policy speech in Youngstown, Ohio, that "before Obama came along, we didn't have any successful radical Islamic terrorist attack inside the United States."

Some pointed out that Giuliani appeared to be referring to the period between 2001's Patriot Act and President Obama and Hillary Clinton taking office in 2009 — still, it is pretty murky phrasing for someone who was mayor of New York during 9/11. Watch his full comments, below. Jeva Lange

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.