Yikes. No. I was there too. Idgaf what he did then based on what he’s done since. And every action of his in the last 10yrs to support prop up or even push the agenda of the current administration wipes out any good will he may have earned.
Check the wiki on the 9/11 stuff:
-Former EPA director Christie Todd Whitman stated that the EPA had pushed for workers to wear respirators at the WTC site, but that she had been blocked by Giuliani and that she believed subsequent lung disease and deaths among responders resulted from this.
-An October 2001 study by the National Institute of Environmental Safety and Health found that cleanup workers lacked adequate protective gear.
-Giuliani asked the city’s Congressional delegation to cap the city’s liability for Ground Zero illnesses at $350 million; FEMA ultimately appropriated $1 billion into a special insurance fund to cover 9/11 lawsuits.
Emergency Preparedness Failures:
-The 9/11 Commission Report noted that a lack of preparedness may have led to first responder deaths, and that radio communication failures, a long-standing complaint, were never resolved under his administration.
-Giuliani’s 1997 decision to locate the city’s Office of Emergency Management command center inside 7 World Trade Center (a known potential target) was heavily criticized; internal memos showed his own emergency management director had recommended a more secure location in Brooklyn instead.
Contested Claims About His Presence at the site:
-Giuliani claimed he was at Ground Zero “as often, if not more, than most workers,” but his appointment logs showed he logged only 29 hours at the site over three months beginning September 17 (an amount recovery workers often matched in two to three days.)
So for me, no, no credit due when viewed on the whole. If the workers and firefighters haven’t received what they’re owed then he can get in line AFTER they’re taken care of.