Let me tell you something about political double-speak—it’s gotten so bad that candidates don’t even bother making their lies believable anymore. In politics, what candidates say to get elected and what they actually believe are often two very different things.

New York City voters are learning this lesson the hard way as their mayoral frontrunner’s true agenda comes to light. When politicians dodge simple questions about their past statements, it’s usually because they know the truth would shock the very people they’re courting for votes. And in a city still reeling from violent crime, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

From Daily Wire:

Refusing to recant his previous statement from 2020 that called for defunding the police, New York Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani gave an evasive answer when asked if he wished he hadn’t made such a comment.

Mamdani has been elusive about his “defunding the police” statements after a mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan left four people dead, including an NYPD officer. Earlier this week, he stated, “I am not running to defund the police.”

A Pattern of Deception

The most damning evidence of Mamdani’s deception came just hours after Monday’s horrific Park Avenue shooting. While the socialist candidate posted that he was “grateful for all of our first responders,” he conveniently failed to mention his December 2024 pledge to disband the very police unit that rushed to the scene. Are we really supposed to buy this? The Strategic Response Group (SRG), which Mamdani promised to eliminate as mayor, was among the first responders who stormed the building to contain the shooter.

This is the same elite unit that handles the city’s most dangerous situations—mass shootings, terrorist threats, and major emergencies. Yet Mamdani sees them as the enemy, tweeting that the SRG has “brutalized countless New Yorkers exercising their First Amendment rights.” One police source put it perfectly: “He’s a joke. He only wants to ban SRG because they are the ones responding to his people’s protests.”

I couldn’t have said it better myself. The hypocrisy is breathtaking. How can someone claim to be “heartbroken” over a mass shooting while actively working to eliminate the very officers trained to stop such attacks? As one officer observed, Mamdani is nothing more than “a wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

When Ideology Trumps Public Safety

Mamdani called the entire law enforcement system “an unreformable public health hazard” that should be defunded and dismantled. He demanded that city leaders “defund the police” rather than accept “fake cuts.” This isn’t reform—it’s abolition dressed up in campaign rhetoric.

Even after witnessing the carnage at 345 Park Avenue, where shooter Shane Tamura murdered four innocent people before taking his own life, Mamdani refuses to acknowledge that his anti-police agenda endangers lives. Among the victims was Officer Didarul Islam, a 36-year-old father of two who joined the force to “leave behind a legacy that his family could be proud of.”

Mamdani had the audacity to honor Officer Islam’s memory while maintaining his commitment to gut the very department Islam served. The cognitive dissonance would be laughable if the consequences weren’t so deadly serious. This is what happens when socialist ideology matters more than the safety of everyday New Yorkers.

New York State Conservative Party chairman Gerard Kassar issued a stark warning that voters need to hear: “If Mr. Mamdani were elected, he would have direct control over the NYPD—an agency he publicly despises. That cannot work in a city like New York.” The terrifying reality is that Mamdani isn’t alone in his anti-police crusade. Council member Chi Ossé has introduced legislation to prevent the SRG from even attending protests, with support from 24 Democratic council members.

When the people who want to lead your city see law enforcement as the enemy rather than the protector, every citizen becomes a potential victim. Mamdani can dress up his socialism in flowery language about “safety and justice,” but New Yorkers deserve leaders who understand a simple truth: without police, there is no safety. As November approaches, voters must decide whether they’ll trust a wolf in sheep’s clothing or demand leaders who actually support the thin blue line that keeps their city from descending into chaos.

Key Takeaways

• Socialist candidate Mamdani refuses to recant his “defund the police” stance despite recent mass shooting that killed four people
• While claiming gratitude for first responders, Mamdani pledged to disband the elite police unit that responded to Monday’s tragedy
• Pattern of anti-NYPD rhetoric reveals a dangerous ideology that prioritizes protests over public safety
• New York voters face a choice between law and order or socialist policies that leave citizens defenseless

Sources: Daily Wire, New York Post