“People will die because of this,” he said, implying that Mamdani’s pick was a DEI hire.
Elon Musk took to his social media site on Friday to decry New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s pick to lead the city’s fire department, claiming that she couldn’t do the job.
The commissioner-to-be, Lillian Bonsignore, is a 31-year FDNY veteran who led the department’s emergency medical services during the Covid-19 pandemic. She will be the second woman to hold the position and the first openly gay person to lead the department.
That was enough for Musk to weigh in. “People will die because of this,” he wrote, adding, “Proven experience matters when lives are at stake.”
No, they won’t. Just like they didn’t the other 22 times a non-firefighter headed the organization. She’s also an EMT vet of 30+ years, and has been the FDNY EMS Chief for quite some time. She’s well regarded in the FDNY, and considering the previous Commissioner resigned the day after Mamdani won because he refused to serve under a Muslim.
Just because she’s a Gay Woman does not make the FDNY work any differently. Hell, something like 90% of ALL FDNY responses are from EMS. It’s an umbrella organization, not just for fighting fires.
Eat shit, Elon.