Mamdani’s political appointments show his true governing intent
Rhetoric is cheap.
The first real indication of how an executive intends to govern is the staff he assembles — or better, the people tasked with finding that staff.
The New York City mayor’s office has a staff of 1,200. The vast majority of those employees have yet to be hired, but Mamdani has appointed 400 people to 17 transition committees. These will set agency policies and hire the vast staff.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) did a deep dive into those appointees and released a report last week detailing the results.
How’s it looking? Not great. Quite a few sport résumés boasting of anti-Semitic, anti-Zionist, or anti-Israel activities and of ties to groups that do it professionally.
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