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Mamdani blasted by GOP opponent for ‘sanctimonious hypocrisy’ on police stance: ‘Absolute insanity’
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EXCLUSIVE: Republican Curtis Sliwa, who is running for mayor of New York City, blasted socialist opponent Zohran Mamdani for what he says is hypocrisy when it comes to the armed security Mamdani has enjoyed in recent weeks.
«It is very interesting that as he returns from Uganda today he’s being picked up by the NYPD armed police officers who provide him security 24 hours a day,» Sliwa told Fox News Digital Wednesday. «So, in typical political fashion, that’s why I don’t trust any politicians. ‘Do as I say, but not as I do.’ He’s protected by the armed NYPD, but he wants social workers for everyone else.»
Mamdani has been heavily criticized for his previous calls to defund the police during the 2020 George Floyd riots, saying that «nature is healing» in response to a police officer crying in his car and labeling the NYPD as «racist.»
Mamdani has also suggested sending mental health workers to crime calls while he is being protected by the New York Police Department as he runs for mayor. The New York Post reported that while Mamdani was at his family compound in Uganda to celebrate his wedding, the property was protected by heavily armed security.
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Zohran Mamdan and Curtis Sliwa (Getty Images)
«I could have had a police detail. I said, ‘No, we need them to protect people in the streets,’» Sliwa told Fox News Digital. «I was offered it again as a major party candidate, the Republican candidate, and unlike Zohran Mamdani, who couldn’t wait to take armed security police officers from the NYPD, again I said I’m in the subways, I’m on the streets. Let the police go out there and protect the people.
«And isn’t it ironic, while arriving from Uganda, while he was there, he was protected by armed commandos bearing AK-47-loaded weapons with masks on. So, again, the sanctimonious hypocrite, ‘Do as I say, but not as I do.’ If social workers would have responded to that madman entering the facilities of that Park Avenue building, they would have been cut down in a hail of bullets. And he probably would have said, ‘Well, maybe we need a few alterations. We need to sort of reconvert.’ This is absolute insanity.»
Sliwa also criticized Mamdani for his previous pledge to disband the New York Police Department’s Strategic Response Group (SRG), which was a unit that responded to the midtown shooting earlier this week that resulted in four deaths before the shooter turned a gun on himself.
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Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, speaks at an endorsement event from the union DC 37 July 15, 2025, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
«That was based on the fact that they also are assigned to whenever the pro-Palestinian demonstrations go out, and they’re singing, ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,’ and they are promoting jihad,» Sliwa said, pointing to Mamdani’s many anti-Israel positions that have become a key issue both on the campaign trail and for elected Democrats nationwide.
«Zohran Mamdani will let them take over the city. Let’s face it, they’ll probably be part of his administration,» Sliwa said. «Curtis Sliwa will stop them in their tracks. They can legally demonstrate, but they have to have a permit. They have to remain in a designated area, and they cannot violate the rights of other citizens who may disagree with them. We don’t want them to be attacked, but we certainly don’t want other people to be attacked either.»
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Zohran Mamdani, a candidate for New York City mayor, speaks during a news conference while campaigning outside a subway station in New York City April 1, 2025. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
Fox News Digital reached out to the Mamdani campaign for comment.
Mamdani answered questions about his past comments in opposition to the police during a news conference Wednesday, where he attempted to distance himself from his calls to defund the police.
«Looking at the crisis of retention that we have in the city today, to try and pin it upon tweets from five years ago, as opposed to the conditions of this moment, is to ignore what officers themselves are saying,» Mamdani said as he praised the NYPD officer who was killed in the recent midtown shooting.
The 33-year-old socialist said multiple times that his past tweets were «clearly out of step» with the current landscape and claimed they were made out of «frustration» over the death of George Floyd.
Mamdani also defended his NYPD security detail, saying, «My life is sadly not the one that it was. There are far more threats, and with that comes precautions that I wish I didn’t have to take. Though they are also precautions that I am immensely grateful for, especially in the example of the NYPD detail that I have here in New York City.»
Fox News Digital’s Peter Pinedo contributed to this report
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En un acto por el aniversario de la muerte de Nasrallah, el jefe de Hezbollah dijo que el grupo terrorista no depondrá las armas
El líder del grupo terrorista libanés Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, reafirmó este sábado que no depondrán las armas, durante un acto multitudinario para conmemorar el primer aniversario de la muerte de su predecesor, Hassan Nasrallah, que se produce en medio de una iniciativa estatal para desarmar al movimiento.
“He estado siguiendo tu camino desde tu ausencia, seremos los portadores de la verdad (…) No dejaremos el frente de guerra y no abandonaremos las armas”, sentenció Qassem en un discurso emitido en grandes pantallas frente a miles de seguidores congregados a las afuera de Beirut.
“Continuaremos, seremos resilientes y estaremos listos para el martirio”, defendió el actual secretario general de Hezbollah.
Las conmemoraciones por Nasrallah, que lideró la formación durante más de tres décadas hasta su muerte hace este sábado un año, coinciden con una iniciativa del Gobierno libanés para desarmar a Hezbollah, como parte de sus esfuerzos para que solo haya armamento en manos de las fuerzas de seguridad estatales.
Este mes, el Ejército presentó un plan con este objetivo por encargo del Consejo de Ministros, que la institución castrense tiene previsto implementar en fases en función de sus capacidades.
Qassem criticó que los intentos de dejarles sin armamento buscan en verdad “desarmar al Líbano” y llamó al Gobierno a centrarse en defender la “soberanía” del país, poniendo fin a la presencia de las tropas israelíes que aún ocupan cinco puntos de su territorio.
En medio de los esfuerzos para desarmar a Hezbollah, realizados entre fuertes presiones estadounidenses, el líder del movimiento insistió en que se enfrentarán a cualquier programa que sirva a los intereses de Israel “incluso si está disfrazado como un proyecto nacional”.
Sin embargo, destacó la necesidad de mantener la “unidad interna” en el Líbano y de trabajar hacia lograr un país “fuerte”, al considerar que su formación es “la base de esa fuerza”.
“El enemigo esperaba que cayéramos, pero volvimos a tomar la iniciativa, elegimos a un nuevo secretario general y sustituimos con nuevos líderes”, zanjó Qassem.
Por su parte, el secretario del Consejo Supremo de Seguridad Nacional iraní (CSSN), Ali Larijani, llegó este sábado al Líbano para participar en las conmemoraciones por el primer aniversario del asesinato del líder histórico del grupo chií Hezbollah, Hasán Narala.
Larijani aterrizó en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Beirut acompañado por una “delegación oficial de alto nivel” para tomar parte en las ceremonias que se celebrarán esta tarde en los suburbios capitalinos, informó la Embajada iraní en el Líbano en su cuenta de X.
Este sábado tendrán lugar los actos centrales para conmemorar el primer aniversario del fallecimiento de Nasrala, que encabezó a Hezbollah durante más de 30 años y que murió en un bombardeo israelí contra una sede subterránea a las afueras de Beirut el 27 de septiembre de 2024.
El evento principal tendrá lugar en el santuario donde está enterrado el ex secretario general de Hezbollah e incluirá un discurso por parte de su sucesor, Naim Qassem, mientras que a la hora exacta de su muerte -18.21 hora local (15.21 GMT)- se han convocado vigilias por todo el país.
Hezbollah arrancó esta semana una serie de conmemoraciones por Nasrala y otros líderes asesinados el pasado año durante la guerra con Israel, actos que continuarán hasta mediados de octubre.
La fecha coincide con intentos del Gobierno libanés para desarmar al movimiento político y armado chií, que se niega a acatar la decisión mientras continúen los ataques israelíes contra el Líbano y la presencia de su Ejército en cinco áreas del territorio del país.
(Con información de EFE)
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Russia’s Sergey Lavrov warns NATO countries in UNGA speech after Trump shifts tone on Ukraine
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov used his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UGNA) on Saturday to deliver one of Moscow’s starkest warnings yet to the West, accusing NATO and the European Union of waging a «real war» against Russia.
Lavrov opened with sweeping historical references to World War II, positioning Russia as the heir to the Soviet Union’s role in defeating Nazism and defending global sovereignty. He accused the U.S. of dismantling those postwar principles through interventions in Yugoslavia, Iraq and Libya, and warned that the same was happening today in the Middle East.
While condemning Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack, Lavrov said Israel’s campaign in Gaza amounted to «collective punishment» of civilians, linking the conflict to what he portrayed as decades of unchecked Western use of force.
Lavrov accused NATO of ignoring decades of security commitments. He insisted Russia has «never had and does not have» plans to attack NATO countries, calling Western warnings of a Russian offensive «provocations.»
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, issuing one of Moscow’s starkest warnings to the West yet. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service telegram channel via AP)
He singled out claims by European leaders as «false portrayals» of Moscow’s intentions, echoing President Vladimir Putin’s denials that Russia plans to strike NATO or EU territory. At the same time, Lavrov issued a direct threat: «Any aggression against my country will be met with a decisive response. There should be no doubt about this among those in NATO and the EU.»
The warning comes amid heightened tension along NATO’s eastern flank. Estonia recently accused Russian jets of violating its airspace, and NATO forces shot down drones over Poland. The U.S. responded by telling the U.N. Security Council it would «defend every inch of NATO territory.» Against this backdrop, Lavrov’s speech underscored Moscow’s effort to frame any clash with NATO as an existential threat to Russia itself.
The timing also intersects with a shift in U.S. rhetoric. President Donald Trump, who met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier this week, has hardened his tone on the war – telling reporters that Ukraine can and should reclaim all its territory.
President Trump has also embraced firmer rhetoric on the war. ( Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
That marks a departure from earlier signals of openness to negotiation, more than a month after U.S. and Russian officials held rare talks in Alaska. Lavrov’s UN address seemed calibrated to counter Trump’s new line, reminding Washington that Moscow sees the war not as a distant conflict but as a direct confrontation involving the United States.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, in his own address to the General Assembly, warned that failing to stop Russia now would unleash «the most destructive arms race ever.»
Lavrov reinforced his message at a press conference after the speech, responding to a question about Western calls to shoot down Russian aircraft that might violate European airspace. He dismissed Trump’s earlier remark that Russia was a «paper tiger,» noting that the president had already walked it back.
He then issued a stark warning: «If there are attempts to down any flying object … over our territory, in our airspace, then I think people will very much regret it, undertaking such an egregious violation of our territorial integrity and sovereignty.»
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a warning of his own before the General Assembly: failure to stop Russia now will lead to «the most destructive arms race ever.» (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Lavrov also took aim at U.S. sanctions on Iran, blasting Western efforts to restore or tighten restrictions as «illegal» and evidence of what he described as Washington’s strategy of «blackmail and pressure.»
He said the West had sabotaged diplomatic options to revive the 2015 nuclear deal and rejected what he called manipulations at the U.N. Security Council to isolate Tehran.
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Beyond Europe, Lavrov portrayed Russia as aligned with a rising «global majority» against Western dominance, pointing to BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and African and Latin American calls for greater representation at the U.N. Security Council.
He accused Washington of using sanctions and military blocs to preserve hegemony, while claiming Russia was defending sovereignty for nations across the Global South.
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Ciattarelli unloads on Mikie Sherrill in NJ town hall, citing immigration and Naval Academy: ‘Not a centrist’
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New Jersey GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli called out his opponent, U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., during a town hall Saturday, branding her out of step with the Garden State on immigration, policing, taxes and ethics.
«She wants you to believe she’s a Jersey girl. She’s not. She wants you to believe she’s a centrist. She’s not,» Ciattarelli told voters.
The remarks preview Ciattarelli’s closing argument in a tight race for the state’s top post, as he seeks to define Sherrill by tying her to national Democrats and controversies over immigration enforcement, policing and left-wing allies. Both campaigns have been asked for comment.
Ciattarelli charged that Sherrill «supported Joe Biden’s open border policies» and «voted no on the Laken Riley Act.» Sherrill missed the Riley Act vote earlier this year but later said she would have voted no, arguing the measure was overly broad.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli speaks during a town hall in Manchester Township, N.J., Saturday, as supporters look on. (Fox News)
He also accused her of backing policies on transgender athletes, saying «this mother of two daughters voted yes twice to allow biological boys to play in girls’ sports.» Sherrill in fact voted against GOP bills in 2023 and 2025 that would have banned transgender students from competing based on gender identity.
On immigration enforcement and policing, Ciattarelli said Sherrill «supports sanctuary cities» and «voted anti-police… looking to get rid of qualified immunity.» Sherrill has spoken favorably of New Jersey’s 2018 «Immigrant Trust Directive» and supported the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which sought to curtail qualified immunity and policy police unions opposed.
He also attacked the congresswoman’s opposition to the GOP’s 2025 «One Big Beautiful Bill Act,» which raised the SALT deduction cap to $40,000, expanded child credits and eliminated federal taxes on overtime and tips. Sherrill and all House Democrats voted no on the package.
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Democrat Mikie Sherrill responds to questions during the first general election gubernatorial debate with Republican opponent Jack Ciattarelli, Sept. 21, in Lawrenceville, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Ethics featured prominently in Ciattarelli’s critique. He reminded voters Sherrill paid a fine under the STOCK Act after disclosing stock trades late and noted her household traded shares in defense companies while she sat on the House Armed Services Committee, though she divested individual holdings in 2019.
He also covered recent reports that Sherrill was disciplined in the 1994 Naval Academy cheating scandal for failing to report classmates, which barred her from walking at graduation even though she was commissioned.
Beyond the policy contrasts, Ciattarelli sought to cast Sherrill as aligned with the left.
Reporting shows she welcomed support from Zohran Mamdani, the socialist nominee for New York City mayor, saying she shared his voters’ goal of «throwing out the old playbook.» Republicans labeled the embrace «disqualifying» and warned New Jerseyans could not afford such politics.
He also pointed to her remarks after the House voted to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk following his assassination. Sherrill said Kirk had «advocated for a Christian nationalist government and to roll back the rights of women and Black people,» while adding that the Constitution protects free speech «even for those I vehemently oppose.» Sherrill voted for the resolution.
Jack Ciattarelli, Republican candidate for governor of New Jersey, has been endorsed by President Donald Trump. (Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Throughout his remarks, Ciattarelli framed Sherrill as left-wing despite her record of caucusing with moderates. Sherrill once belonged to the centrist Blue Dog Coalition and is now a member of the New Democrat Coalition.
Ciattarelli, by contrast, leaned into his local roots, calling himself the «Jersey guy» and stressing that his family has lived and run businesses in the state for a century. «How about we elect the Jersey guy? Ciattarellis have been here for a hundred years… always will be,» he said.
Sherrill, a Navy helicopter pilot and Virginia native, was first elected in 2018 and has lived in Montclair with her family since 2010.
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Ciattarelli, a CPA and former assemblyman, was the GOP nominee for governor in 2021. Polls suggest their 2025 rematch is close.
Ciattarelli’s attacks showcase his strategy of portraying Sherrill as tied to national Democrats and ethically compromised while presenting himself as a homegrown alternative.
Fox News Digital has reached out to both campaigns for comment on Ciattarelli’s remarks and Sherrill’s past statements.
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