"In a June 2020 post to social media, Mamdani called the NYPD racist, anti-queer & a major threat to public safety. The mayoral candidate recently told The New York Times that he intended to apologize to the NYPD, explaining the comments were made at the height of frustration following the murder of George Floyd in police custody that year in Minneapolis."
"Mamdani said on The View that his work in government has given him a new perspective on the jobs of police officers. My job as a mayor is to represent those officers who put their lives on the line, represent Muslim New Yorkers who are illegally surveilled, represent Black and Brown New Yorkers who have been the victims of police brutality and do all of it with a commitment, he said. And Jewish Americans, Griffin added. Absolutely, Mamdani assured her."
Zohran Mamdani is meeting individually with NYPD officers after announcing an intention to apologize for a June 2020 social media post that labeled the NYPD racist, anti-queer and a major threat to public safety. Mamdani previously supported defunding the police but subsequently walked back that position and attributed the original comments to frustration following George Floyd's murder. Mamdani condemned Hamas's Oct. 7 attack while also accusing Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza strikes. Mamdani emphasizes representing police officers, illegally surveilled Muslim New Yorkers, Black and Brown victims of police brutality and Jewish Americans.
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