India, Dec. 28 -- New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) on Saturday dismissed Elon Musk's claim that his selection to lead the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) lacks experience.

In a post on X, Mamdani stressed that experience is indeed important, adding that "which is why I appointed the person who spent more than 30 years at EMS."

"You know, the workforce that addresses at least 70% of all calls coming into FDNY?" he added.

Mamdani's tweet came in response to Musk's recent statement, claiming that people would "die" as a result of the appointment of Lillian Bonsignore, a seasoned leader in Emergency Medical Services.

"People will die because of this. Proven experience matters when lives are at stake," the tech mogul and former W...