Mayor Zohran Mamdani was prevented from speaking at the funeral of Army Sgt. Angel Rampersad on Friday, with sources indicating the decision stemmed from the soldier's family's conservative political leanings.

Mamdani, who was seated in the fourth row of the church service in Ozone Park, appeared to be reviewing his prepared remarks on a tablet while other officials, including Gov. Kathy Hochul and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, were invited to speak. An attendee reported that Mamdani's name was never called, and he seemed visibly frustrated.

"They kept calling names and then he was never called," the source said. "Then he looked over at his staff, frustrated and seemed angry that he didn’t speak. When he realized his name wasn’t being called, he looked at his staff angrily and then eventually put his tablet away."

City Hall did not respond to requests for comment regarding the incident. Insiders suggested that the Rampersad family, described as pro-President Trump, wished to avoid political distractions during the service. "The family is more conservative and wanted to limit any political distractions," one insider stated.

Sergeant Rampersad, 28, died on July 17 along with two other U.S. soldiers in an Iranian missile attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. She grew up in Ozone Park, New York, graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and followed her uncle into the Army.

Mamdani's press team released his prepared remarks after the funeral, which stated, "It is often said that our fallen ‘gave their tomorrows for our today.' Sergeant Rampersad had tomorrows waiting for her: birthdays, ordinary mornings, evenings spent with her loved ones. But she gave every one of them up so that we could have ours — so that we could stand here today, safe and protected."

Hundreds attended the funeral at Calvary Assembly of God, where eulogies were delivered by Gov. Hochul, Ozone Park Residents Block Association President Sam Esposito, State Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr., and Borough President Richards. "I feel after reading and admiring this woman from a distance, I feel like she could be one of my daughters," Hochul remarked.

Following the service, NYPD officers carried Rampersad's coffin, which was then transported by a police procession to her final resting place on Long Island.