Elon Musk criticizes Fdny commissioner’s choice of New York mayor-elect ZOHRAN MAMDANI

Elon Musk New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, on Friday criticized the choice of a woman with no operational firefighting experience to lead the New York City Fire Department (FDNY).

“People are going to die because of this,” the defiant billionaire, who served in President Donald Trump’s administration, wrote on X. “Proven experience matters when lives are at stake.”

Mamdani, who will take office Jan. 1, this week named Lillian Bonsignore, a 31-year FDNY veteran who led EMS operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, as FDNY commissioner.

She retired in 2022.

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Lillian Bonsignore at a press conference announcing her nomination as future FDNY commissioner Tuesday. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

“The first woman to achieve a 4-star rank in FDNY history, she joins us as FDNY Commissioner to bring crisis leadership and operational expertise to this administration,” Mamdani wrote Tuesday

Bonsignore will be only the second woman to hold the position and the first openly gay person to hold the position.

Elon Musk criticized New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for his choice for FDNY commissioner this week. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

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Mamdani quickly responded to Musk on You know, the workforce that responds to at least 70% of all calls coming into the FDNY?

Fox News Digital has reached out to the FDNY and Mamdani’s team for comment.

“I am honored, very honored and honored to stand before you as your new fire commissioner,” Bonsignore said during a news conference Tuesday. “This appointment represents a significant responsibility, which I accept with humility, dedication and a deep sense of commitment to the city and its residents.”

Outgoing Mayor of New York Eric Adams also named its own FDNY commissioner this week, FDNY First Deputy Commissioner Mark Guerra.

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“Under our administration, keeping New Yorkers safe and protected has always been our North Star, and having qualified, principled public servants in place to lead our critical public safety agencies is crucial to achieving this goal; no one meets these high standards (like) Commissioner Mark Guerra,” Adams said Tuesday.

“Lillian’s light cannot be dimmed by anything else that is happening,” Mamdani said in response, according to FOX 5. “The mayor is free to continue being mayor until the end of this year and make decisions as such.”