Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party’s candidate for New York City mayor, has publicly apologized to the New York Police Department for repeatedly calling to defund and dismantle the agency several years ago.
During an interview with Fox News host Martha MacCallum on Wednesday, Mamdani said he regretted the language he used in past criticism of the police.
“Absolutely, I’ll apologize to police officers right here,” Mamdani told MacCallum, who asked him if he was willing to offer a “broad, public apology” on her show.
“I apologize because of the fact that I’m looking to work with these officers,” he said. “And I know that these officers, these men and women who serve in the NYPD, they put their lives on the line every single day.”…