Well, that's a shame.
Mamdani blames his staff after NYPD denies NYC's first lady a police escort to the Middle East https://t.co/NtN6FOuEXl pic.twitter.com/61zDjqOLzF
— New York Post (@nypost) August 11, 2026
New York City Hall announced that police officers would accompany first lady Rama Duwaji on a private family trip to Syria and Lebanon.
Hours later, the NYPD said the opposite.
The extraordinary contradiction has left New Yorkers with a basic question neither side has adequately answered: Are taxpayer-funded police officers being sent into countries covered by the federal government’s highest travel warning—or not?
Duwaji, the 29-year-old Syrian-American artist married to Mayor Zohran Mamdani, plans to begin the Middle East trip on September 20. Her parents are Syrian Muslims originally from Damascus, and the mayor’s office described the journey as a family visit.
Also, she does a whole bunch of traveling. She was recently in another country for a spiritual retreat where they tried to convince attendees Mary, the Mother of Jesus, is Palestinian.
Anyway, City Hall said security was going with her. The New York Police said not so fast. Just because your big dummy wife wants to travel to the danger zone, don't drag us into it.
The man who wanted to defund cops … wants cops to protect his wife overseas. https://t.co/rnSyaS7Djy
— Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) August 11, 2026
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If it weren't for being hypocritical, where would Mamdani be?
Also, it seems the only time his wife rears her ugly little head is when she needs protection on a worldwide trip or she is partying with the Knicks. Weird.
Is this the same staff he blamed for scheduling the meeting with Iran last week? https://t.co/I7GRC9otpt
— MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) August 11, 2026
Allergic to taking responsibility. https://t.co/PThr0ZIECo
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) August 11, 2026
He's only ever been a rapper before, so it's not surprising.
The terror-loving nepo baby who VERBATIM demanded the NYPD be defunded NOW demands that the same officers risk their lives by traveling with his selfie-obsessed wife so she can make a personal visit to a country for which the US maintains a Level 4: do not travel advisory. https://t.co/Ii9wtUtP54
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 11, 2026
Why don't they move there and run for office? They can make it better. Shape it into their perfect little utopia and leave the rest of us alone.
I’m sure a few service workers can handle her protection. They’re supposedly great at hostage negotiations. https://t.co/m0A7gzhtl1
— Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) August 11, 2026
the NYC mayors wife doesn’t rate security. lol https://t.co/Xn0lkisIcy
— Phil Labonte 🇺🇸 (@philthatremains) August 11, 2026
Well, in their minds, they are royalty.
I thought Mamdani was defunding the police.
— Adi (@Adi13) August 11, 2026
Oh yes, not for the privilege. Apparently, defunding the police is one thing when you’re talking about everyone else, but suddenly having police protection is a privilege worth keeping when it benefits his wife. https://t.co/MQlxwqqoIX
Protection for me, but not for thee. He's a typical Communist.
Excuse me, but why not simply have a social worker escort instead!? Doesn't Mamdani know that we need to abolish the police because they just serve white supremacy and the capitalist class!? https://t.co/F2xFKwO4Aa
— ShitlibSupreme 🇺🇦 🇹🇼 (@ShitlibSupreme) August 11, 2026
That's the perfect compromise.