PULSE POINTS
WHAT HAPPENED: Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zorhan Mamdani admitted he enjoys a New York City Police Department (NYPD) security detail despite his support for defunding the department and past comments calling them “racist” and a “threat” to public safety.
WHO WAS INVOLVED: Zohran Mamdani, the NYPD.
WHEN & WHERE: Mamdani commented about his security on July 31.
KEY QUOTE: “My life is sadly not the one that it was. There are far more threats and with that comes precautions that I wish I didn’t have to take, though they are precautions I am immensely grateful for. Especially the example of the NYPD detail that I have here in New York City.” — Zohran Mamdani
IMPACT: The revelations expose Mamdani’s hypocrisy when it comes to law enforcement, advocating for less policing and more lenient treatment of criminals while enjoying personal protection.
IN FULL
The Democrats’ New York City mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani, has revealed he enjoys a New York City Police Department (NYPD) security detail, despite smearing the department and advocating for it to be defunded for years.
“My life is sadly not the one that it was. There are far more threats and with that comes precautions that I wish I didn’t have to take, though they are precautions I am immensely grateful for. Especially the example of the NYPD detail that I have here in New York City,” Mamdani said at a press event on July 31.
The Indian-heritage Ugandan socialist, who only became a U.S. citizen in 2018, has been widely criticised for his past comments on the NYPD, particularly following a mass shooting earlier this week on July 28 that saw four people killed, including an NYPD officer.
In June of 2020, Mamdani referred to the NYPD as “racist, anti-queer & a major threat to public safety,” while in 2021 he stated that, “We can’t reform a system working exactly as designed – to control Black, brown & poor New Yorkers. We need to defund the police… free the thousands locked up unjustly & invest the savings in those most impacted by state violence.”
WATCH:
It’s not normal for a candidate to get an NYPD detail.
Who approved this detail ? pic.twitter.com/z1rIII0sGg
— Viral News NYC (@ViralNewsNYC) July 31, 2025
Image by Bingjiefu He.
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