Elon Musk, retorts with sparks with the new mayor of New York, after the appointment of a woman as fire chief
Zohran Mamdani and Elon Musk. Source: Profimedia
Billionaire Elon Musk harshly criticized the elected mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, after the appointment he made to head the city's Fire Department. The reply came immediately.
The head of Tesla reprimanded Mamdani on Saturday for choosing a woman with no operational firefighting experience to head the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), Fox News reports.
“People will die from this,” the billionaire who worked in the Trump administration wrote on X. “Proven experience counts when human lives are at stake.”
From Musk's perspective, multiple decades of experience don't seem to be enough. The former head of the Department of Government Efficiency is unhappy with the new appointment, despite the fact that his main residence is not in the city nicknamed The Big Apple, but in Boca Chica, Texas.
Mamdani, who will take office Jan. 1, this week named Lillian Bonsignore, a 31-year veteran of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) who led Emergency Medical Services (EMS) operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, as commissioner. She retired in 2022.
EMS (Emergency Medical Services) is a division of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) that encompasses ambulance service and emergency medical personnel, considered a crucial component
“The first female 4-star in FDNY history, she joins our team as FDNY Commissioner to bring her crisis management experience and operational expertise to this administration,” Mamdani wrote on Tuesday.
Bonsignore will be the second woman to hold the position.
Mamdani quickly responded to Musk on X. “Experience matters, that's why I appointed the person who spent 30+ years in EMS. You know, the service that responds to at least 70% of all FDNY calls?,” the New York mayor-elect wrote.
The appointment of Bonsignore, who is LGBTQ+, also angered other members of the far-right, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who wrote on social media “great idea … unless there's a fire,” and podcaster Megyn Kelly said “we're starting over,” reflecting that her appointment was tied to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives the Trump administration is trying to push. abolish.
