NEW YORK — New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani publicly apologized for his past criticisms of the New York Police Department in a Fox News interview Wednesday, saying that he is “looking to work with these officers” if he is elected.
Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, also used the interview to send a direct message to President Donald Trump, looking into the camera to tell the Republican that he is willing to “speak at any time to lower the cost of living,” hitting on one of the defining themes of his campaign.
For Mamdani, leveraging a Fox News appearance to address Trump and the city’s police department — two looming and major hurdles to his potential mayoralty — came as he works to broaden support and build relationships ahead of next month’s election.
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