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Mamdani’s radical wife Rama Duwaji can’t be a ‘private citizen’ but get a taxpayer-funded escort to Syria

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I just returned from a lovely weeklong trip to Italy’s Amalfi Coast.

You’ll be glad to hear that no NYPD officers had to accompany me to ensure my safety while I enjoyed lemon gelato and gnocchi alla Sorrentina.

Why? Because I’m a private citizen, and as such am not entitled to a taxpayer-funded security detail of New York’s Finest.

Tell that to Dora Pekec, Mayor Mamdani’s spokesperson.

Earlier this week, Pekec announced that first lady Rama Duwaji willl soon be traveling to the Middle East — and will be taking a few boys in blue along for her protection.

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“Upon the strong recommendation of the NYPD,” Pekec said, “the first lady’s security detail will be joining her when she travels to visit family in Syria and Lebanon.”

Which, it turns out, was news to the NYPD: The department, a spokesman said on Tuesday, “does not send officers to countries with level four travel........

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