Elon Musk Slams Zohran Mamdani’s Diversity Hire to Run the NYC Fire Department: ‘People Will Die Because of This’

As the Gateway Pundit previously reported, Zohran Mamdani has appointed a former chief of emergency medical services named Lillian Bonsignore to serve as commissioner of the New York City Fire Department.

She has no experience as a firefighter, but the media and other various leftists are hailing her as a choice because she is a lesbian. She will be the city’s first LGBT commissioner of the NYFD and that’s all they really care about.

This is diversity hiring at its finest.

Elon Musk has spoken out about this, rather bluntly.

FOX News reports:

Elon Musk warns ‘people will die’ over Mamdani’s FDNY commissioner pick, Lillian Bonsignore

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…

“The first woman to achieve a 4-star rank in FDNY history, she’s joining us as the FDNY Commissioner to bring her crisis leadership and operational expertise to this administration,” Mamdani wrote on X Tuesday.

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

Here’s the tweet:

People will die because of this. Proven experience matters when lives are at stake. https://t.co/HV4kodU2aI

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 26, 2025

Just listen to the enthusiasm in the voice of the reporter in this video:

NEW: Zohran Mamdani Appoints Lillian Bonsignore as New FDNY Commissioner

“Although she never served as a firefighter, she's confident that won't matter … Bonsignore is a trailblazer for the LGBTQ community who will serve as the FDNY's first openly gay commissioner.” pic.twitter.com/2WlzkollmC

— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) December 26, 2025

People are having flashbacks to the Los Angeles fires almost a year ago and the woman who was in charge at the time.

https://t.co/SYEo5ti8gB pic.twitter.com/Q3ZR1agMPo

— Cyael (@Cyael) December 26, 2025

i know how this movie ends https://t.co/DAC9b3GGTt pic.twitter.com/tQ5JkzkbmP

— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) December 27, 2025

pic.twitter.com/lvzgYZIAUX

— EducatëdHillbilly

(@RobProvince) December 27, 2025

When it comes to identity politics, the left simply refuses to let go. They care far more about ‘firsts’ than they do about qualifications and Musk is right. It’s dangerous.

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