‘Defund The Police’ NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Has Already Spent $33,000 on Private Security

Like many Democrats running for office, New York City mayoral candidate Mohran Zamdani is a glaring hypocrite.

Mamdani, a self-described socialist and New York state assemblyman who won the Democratic nomination back in June, has poured tens of thousands of dollars into hiring a private security firm for his personal protection.

Campaign finance records reviewed by Fox News show that in June and July alone, Mamdani’s team made three separate payments to Advanced Security & Investigations, each ranging from roughly $8,000 to $13,000.

In total, the campaign shelled out $33,495 over the two-month period.

The firm openly promotes itself as a “proud employer” of New York Police Department (NYPD) officers, despite Mamdani’s long-term support for defunding the police.

Back in 2020 at the height of the Black Lives Matter riots across the country, Mamdani described NYPD as “racist, anti-queer and a major threat to public safety.”

”NO to fake cuts – defund the police,” he wrotea the time.

We don’t need an investigation to know that the NYPD is racist, anti-queer & a major threat to public safety.

What we need is to #DefundTheNYPD.

But your deal with @NYCMayor uses budget tricks to keep as many cops as possible on the beat.

NO to fake cuts – defund the police. https://t.co/2RCXU8heg2

— Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) June 29, 2020

Mamdani is also known for his radical views on prisons, which he also believes should be abolished.

Zohran Mamdani on abolishing prisons and jail: “What purpose do they serve, besides making people feel good?” pic.twitter.com/KYgD1nRP8U

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 17, 2025

However, he has struck a markedly different tone on the campaign trail, stating this week that the posts do not reflect his current stance as a candidate.

Following the recent fatal shooting of a NYPD police officer, he told reporters he was “not running to defund the police” and said he was “heartbroken” by the crime that had taken place.

Zohran Mamdani is pretending to care about the NYPD officer who just lost his life on Monday.

Mamdani is a radical jihadist and a communist who hates cops and repeatedly called to defund them.

His posts calling to defund the police are still up.

Mamdani needs to self-deport. pic.twitter.com/7LBtVm4t6h

— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) July 29, 2025