Mamdani claps back at Musk over criticism of FDNY chief pick [View all]

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Source: The Hill

12/27/25 7:59 PM ET


New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) on Saturday rejected Elon Musk’s argument that his appointment to head up the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) is inexperienced.

“Experience does matter, which is why I appointed the person who spent more than 30 years at EMS. You know, the workforce that addresses at least 70% of all calls coming into FDNY?” Mamdani wrote in a post on the social platform X.

His comment was in response to Musk’s earlier post alleging that people would “die” due to the appointment of Lillian Bonsignore, a veteran Emergency Medical Services leader. “People will die because of this. Proven experience matters when lives are at stake,” the tech billionaire and former White House adviser wrote in a post on X, which he controls.

Musk has railed against Mamdani alongside some Trump administration officials who condemned the mayor-elect’s policy proposals aligned with democratic socialism.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5664486-mamdani-defends-fdny-appointment/

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani
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Experience does matter, which is why I appointed the person who spent more than 30 years at EMS. You know, the workforce that addresses at least 70% of all calls coming into FDNY?
Elon Musk
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People will die because of this. Proven experience matters when lives are at stake.
6:21 PM · Dec 27, 2025