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Elon Musk warns 'people will die' over Mamdani's FDNY commissioner pick Lillian Bonsignore
« on: December 28, 2025, 07:43:17 am »
 
Elon Musk warns 'people will die' over Mamdani's FDNY commissioner pick Lillian Bonsignore
Story by Brie Stimson • 9h

Elon Musk on Friday slammed incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for selecting a woman without operational firefighting experience as the head of the Fire Department of the City of New York City (FDNY).

"People will die because of this," the billionaire provocateur, 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, appointed Lillian Bonsignore, a 31-year FDNY veteran who led EMS Operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, as FDNY commissioner this week.

She retired in 2022.

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Re: Elon Musk warns 'people will die' over Mamdani's FDNY commissioner pick Lillian Bonsignore
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2025, 07:50:20 am »
As someone who was aboard an aircraft carrier hundreds of miles out to sea where fires broke out, I will verify that having people who know what they're doing is awfully important.  From mundane every day fires to planes crashing on the flight deck, a well-trained, well led crash and smash crew (fire crew) is essential to keeping damage to a minimum.  Look out NYC!
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Re: Elon Musk warns 'people will die' over Mamdani's FDNY commissioner pick Lillian Bonsignore
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2025, 09:02:46 am »
As a former firefighter, I agree that leadership is  all important. Unless policy is set which interferes with operations at the Battalion level and down, NYC might be okay so long as the FDNY gets the funding it needs. If policy starts mucking about where the rubber meets the road, it bodes ill for the City.
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Re: Elon Musk warns 'people will die' over Mamdani's FDNY commissioner pick Lillian Bonsignore
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2025, 09:13:44 am »
DEI worked so well for Los Angeles...
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Re: Elon Musk warns 'people will die' over Mamdani's FDNY commissioner pick Lillian Bonsignore
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2025, 09:41:45 am »
One look at her picture and I know what boxes she checked.
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Re: Elon Musk warns 'people will die' over Mamdani's FDNY commissioner pick Lillian Bonsignore
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2025, 01:57:13 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on December 28, 2025, 09:41:45 am
One look at her picture and I know what boxes she checked.
Yep. Not a hard one, that.
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