"This vetting process is one that presents all this information to us in advance of any hiring decisions, Mamdani said on Monday at a press conference in the Bronx. He added that Atta-Mensah has built a career where she has been dedicated to New Yorkers who have often not been thought of within the corridors of power at the city level or the state level or the federal level."
"The posts, which included complaints about liberal white women, were unearthed by the New York Young Republicans Club and first reported by the New York Post. In a 2021 post about the HBO show Succession, Atta-Mensah agreed with a thread that people like those depicted in the show ought to be taxed to the white meat. The resurfaced tweets are the latest in a saga surrounding appointees to the Mamdani administration."
Mayor Zohran Mamdani stood by his appointment of Afua Atta-Mensah as chief equity officer after resurfaced social media posts drew criticism. He said his vetting team had reviewed the material before she was named and described the vetting process as presenting all relevant information in advance of hiring decisions. Mamdani praised Atta-Mensah as dedicated to New Yorkers often excluded from corridors of power and called her a brilliant addition to his campaign, transition, and administration. The resurfaced posts included complaints about liberal white women and a 2021 comment about taxing people depicted in Succession; those posts were unearthed by the New York Young Republicans Club and first reported by the New York Post.
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