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New York Post
2 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Former Dem advisor says he's ‘almost speechless' at Mamdani's ‘enraging' anti-cop comments
Former Democratic Party advisor Dan Turrentine blasted New York democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for his recently resurfaced comments on law enforcement. Since he won the Democratic primary, Mamdani has faced blistering criticism from both Republicans and Democrats for his rhetoric, such as refusing to disavow the phrase 'globalize the intifada,' which many argue is a call for violence. Most recently, Mamdani's 2020 interview on the 'Immigrantly' podcast went viral on social media. In the clip, Mamdani argued that if one looks at the history of the New York Police Department, 'you can see that we have invested in a system that functions in many ways to punish poor Black and Brown people.' He went on to claim that these officers are overstepping their proper roles, whether they are called in to handle a homeless person on a train or if somebody is 'surviving, you know, going through domestic violence.' 3 Since he won the Democratic primary, Mamdani has faced blistering criticism from both Republicans and Democrats for his rhetoric. Matthew McDermott Co-host Mark Halperin noted 'the notion that police shouldn't be called in cases of domestic violence,' and turned to Turrentine, also a co-host on the show, to ask, 'What do you think of that? Is that something that's going to hurt him or not?' Turrentine, who worked under Hillary Clinton when she was a New York senator and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis when he was in the House of Representatives, shared his hope on The Morning Meeting podcast that the Democratic Party condemns this politician. 3 Turrentine shared his hope on The Morning Meeting podcast that the Democratic Party condemns this politician. 2Way 'I'm almost speechless. Like, that is so enraging,' Turrentine said. 'It's crazy. I hope it hurts him. Like, when I hear that, and I try to have an open mind, hope that whoever our next mayor is makes this city a great place. I live [here]. We have children here. New York City police officers put themselves in such harm's way. This city is full of crazy people on subways. I, our children go on it. The number of times that there are homeless people who are, like, out of their mind who come up to kids, who scream at them right near – to say the police are the [problem], I hope our party condemns him.' Turrentine lamented the mere prospect of how things would be 'if Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and everybody cannot stand up for the NYPD after the progress they've made with crime the last few years,' recalling how New York City went from a 'hellhole' to being relatively stable, up until recently. 3 'I'm almost speechless. Like, that is so enraging,' Turrentine said. 'It's crazy. I hope it hurts him.' Stephen Yang On the podcast, former Trump Press Secretary Sean Spicer, also a co-host, honed in on the domestic violence comments, mocking the idea that some sort of social worker is a better person to contact in such cases than a police officer. 'I don't want someone to come in and ask them about their feelings. I want them to protect me,' he said. He added, 'Aside from all of the stuff that Dan rightly brought up, which I agree with, it doesn't pass the common sense test,' he said. 'If someone is being brutalized, attacked, you want someone who can protect you, stop them. And this just shows the stupidity that is being perpetrated on folks right now.' Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani's office and did not receive an immediate reply.
NDTV
3 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Zohran Mamdani's Call To End Police Response To Domestic Violence In 2020 Podcast Resurfaces
An old podcast video in which New York Democratic mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani said the New York Police Department (NYPD) should not respond to domestic violence incidents has resurfaced. He, instead, suggested that people trained to deal with such specific situations be in charge. The 33-year-old made the remarks during an episode of the Immigrantly podcast in July 2020, shortly after the killing of George Floyd. 'If somebody is jaywalking, if somebody is surviving, going through domestic violence, there are so many different, different situations that would be far better handled by people trained to deal with those specific situations, as opposed to an individual with a gun,' Mamdani said during the podcast. Citing concerns of 'escalation,' Mamdani questioned the efficacy and appropriateness of involving armed law enforcement in situations of domestic abuse. The NYPD recorded more than 110,000 domestic violence cases in New York City in 2024 alone, highlighting the scale and severity of the issue. The podcast appearance was reportedly recorded at a time when public discourse around police reform was at its peak, and Mamdani aligned himself with many progressive voices in calling for a reimagining of public safety infrastructure. On the same podcast, he said, 'We find so many people who are having a mental breakdown, or people who are just trying to sleep on the train, or people who are just suffering through something in their lives. And instead of receiving a helping hand, they were shot, they were Tased, they were killed.' Mamdani, who was elected to the New York State Assembly later in 2020, has centred his current mayoral bid around transformative changes to public safety. Central to his campaign is a pledge to create a new Department of Community Safety, with a proposed $1 billion budget, to respond to mental health and other crises traditionally managed by police officers. His policy brief outlines a shift towards 'crisis responders' in such cases, although it stops short of defining the scenarios that fall under this new agency's jurisdiction. Mamdani's campaign has also not offered clarification on whether domestic violence incidents will be excluded from police purview under his proposed system. During the same Immigrantly episode, Mamdani criticised what he described as the NYPD's militarised presence in minority communities. He characterised their presence as akin to an 'occupying force' and expressed full support for the movement to defund the police, which gained significant momentum within segments of the Democratic Party during the summer of 2020. The emergence of Mamdani's 2020 comments comes just weeks after he secured a thumping victory in a crowded Democratic mayoral race, positioning him as a prominent contender in the upcoming election.
New York Post
4 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Zohran Mamdani said NYPD shouldn't respond to domestic violence calls in resurfaced podcast interview
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani suggested in a resurfaced podcast appearance that the NYPD shouldn't be responsible for responding to domestic violence calls. The 33-year-old democratic socialist said that the NYPD shouldn't respond to domestic violence calls due to fears of 'escalation' by New York's Finest in a 2020 interview on the Immigrantly podcast, as first reported by the Washington Free Beacon. 'If somebody is surviving, going through domestic violence – there are so many different, different situations that would far better be handled by people trained to deal with those specific situations as opposed to an individual with a gun who has received quite a limited amount of training in general, but also in regards to these specific situations,' the Queens pol said. Advertisement While on the Immigrantly podcast in 2020, Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said the NYPD shouldn't be responsible for responding to domestic violence calls. Matthew McDermott Mamdani also noted that the NYPD shouldn't similarly respond to situations involving homeless people on the train or jaywalking due to fears of 'escalation' that could have fatal results. The candidate ran successfully for state Assembly in 2020, years before his Democratic Party primary victory in the crowded mayoral race last month. Advertisement 'We find so many people who are having a mental breakdown, or people who are just trying to sleep on the train, or people who are just suffering through something in their lives,' Mamdani said in the podcast. 'And instead of receiving a helping hand they were shot, they were Tased, they were killed.' The resurfaced clip reveals Mamdani saying, 'there are so many different, different situations that would far better be handled by people trained to deal with those specific situations,' in regards to handling domestic violence. Advertisement Mamdani's campaign platform advocates for a new $1 billion Department of Community Safety that would respond to mental health crises and other situations usually handled by the police. A representative for the campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
