Resurfaced video shows Zohran Mamdani saying domestic violence wouldn’t be a priority for the NYPD

Zohran Mamdani once explained he didn't believe calling the police was an appropriate response in cases of domestic violence Mamdani the democratic socialist candidate who last month shocked the political world from coast to coast with his stunning supremacy in the New York City Democratic Party primary for mayor made the comments in a podcast If somebody is jaywalking if somebody is surviving going through domestic violence there are so a multitude of 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 explained The comments which came five years ago in the Immigrantly podcast as he denounced New York City's police department were first released by the conservative-leaning Washington Free Beacon MAMDANI BACKTRACKS AFTER ONCE CALLING TO DISMANTLE THE POLICESince his triumph over former New York Gov Andrew Cuomo and nine other candidates to secure the Democratic mayoral nomination the -year-old Ugandan-born assemblyman from Queens has faced intense scrutiny over his past comments on policing Mamdani who took a big step toward becoming the first Muslim mayor of the nation's the majority populous city ran in the Democratic primary on a platform that called for replacing police with situation responders in mental vitality cases REPUBLICANS RELENTLESSLY USE MAMDANI AS SOCIALIST CUDGEL TO BASH DEMOCRATS But Mamdani campaign agenda memos don't define such cases and it's unclear if he would push if elected to prevent police from responding to reports of domestic violence The New York Police Department NYPD responded to more than domestic violence incidents in Democratic Gov Kathy Hochul of New York has congratulated Mamdani on his primary mastery and praised his laser focus on affordability on the campaign trail but she has refrained as of now from endorsing him in November's general voting The governor at a news conference on Friday highlighted that the business neighborhood is concerned about what will happen with the police department if Mamdani becomes New York City's next mayor Everybody's concerned what will happen to the policing of the city Hochul reported TRUMP ARGUES NYC FACES DIRE CONSEQUENCES IF COMMUNIST MAMDANI BECOMES MAYORIn amid nationwide Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd Mamdani publicly referred to the NYPD as wicked and corrupt calling for its defunding and dismantlement In one December viral tweet he declared There is no negotiating with an institution this wicked corrupt Defund it Dismantle it End the cycle of violence He also linked LGBTQ liberation to police abolition asserting in a November tweet that queer liberation means defund the police Fraternal Order of Police National Vice President Joe Gamaldi advised Fox News Digital this week that Mamdani s past rhetoric is emblematic of a dangerously radical ideology Anyone who still supports defunding the police is absolutely insane Gamaldi argued Especially after seeing the horrific consequences on our urban communities It brought on rampant crime and disorder historic murder rates in over a dozen cities and destroyed the quality of life for millions Now as Mamdani eyes the mayoralty his inhabitants safety message appears to be shifting He has backed away from particular of his earlier rhetoric acknowledging the importance of police in addressing violent crime I will not defund the police I will work with the police because I believe the police have a critical role to play in creating general safety he commented in the second New York City Democratic mayoral debate on June Sixty-five percent of crimes from the first quarter of this year are still not solved We need to ensure that police can focus on those crimes and that we have mental healthcare professionals and social workers to address and tackle and resolve the mental fitness dilemma and homelessness His current platform includes the creation of a Department of Society Safety to handle nonviolent incidents that he believes would get to the root cause of crime Mamdani's masses safety plan includes reallocating million from existing programs and raising taxes on wealthy New Yorkers to fund the new department He has also spoken about reducing police overtime and cutting the NYPD's million communications budget