Mullin rails against Mamdani: ‘His words are dangerous and incite hostility’

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin bashed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Friday for his response to a recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) involved shooting in the city. 

Mullin said Mamdani’s public statements are dangerous and that he is performing “political theater.”

“I am speaking facts; the mayor speaks with political tone,” Mullin said at a press conference Friday. “His words are dangerous and incite hostility; it doesn’t help.”

An ICE officer shot an immigrant — later identified as Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old from the Dominican Republic — in the neck Thursday while he was driving with a 5-year-old child in the car. Belgal, who has a criminal record, was taken to an area hospital, and the child remains unharmed and with a family member. 

Mamdani railed against ICE at a press conference Thursday night and said there was no explanation for the tactics used. The mayor said he spoke with President Trump and........

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