{"id":2523551,"date":"2025-12-20T10:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/key-mamdani-appointee-resigns-after-past-comments-about-jews-white-people-come-to-light\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T10:36:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:36:06","slug":"key-mamdani-appointee-resigns-after-past-comments-about-jews-white-people-come-to-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/key-mamdani-appointee-resigns-after-past-comments-about-jews-white-people-come-to-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Mamdani Appointee Resigns After Past Comments About Jews, White People Come to Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkey-mamdani-appointee-resigns-after-past-comments-about-jews-white-people-come-to-light%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2523551&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A key official in New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s administration, Catherine Almonte Da Costa, resigned just one day after being appointed as director of appointments amid controversy over her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-fcc-nominee-sits-on-board-of-group-that-opposes-anti-sex-trafficking-efforts\/\" title=\"Biden FCC Nominee Sits on Board of Group That Opposes Anti-Sex Trafficking Efforts\">past <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a><\/a>. These posts included antisemitic remarks and derogatory comments about white people, which resurfaced and drew criticism from groups such as the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Some of her posts dated back to 2011-2012 and featured inflammatory statements targeting Jewish people and celebrating the defeat of white people. Da Costa, who previously worked under former Mayor Bill de Blasio and is married to the city&#8217;s deputy comptroller, expressed deep regret, apologized to Mamdani, and offered her resignation, which was accepted. Mayor-elect Mamdani acknowledged the need to improve his team&#8217;s vetting process, condemned the offensive statements, and affirmed that antisemitism has no place in New York city. This incident follows earlier controversy surrounding Mamdani himself due to his past comments related to Israel and Jewish issues, which had already raised concerns among voters and jewish leaders.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A key official in New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s administration resigned a day after he named her to the job, following the resurfacing of social media posts she&rsquo;s published insulting Jews and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-ceo-parag-agrawal-our-role-is-not-to-be-bound-by-the-first-amendment\/\" title=\"Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal: &#039;Our Role Is Not to Be Bound by the First Amendment&#039;\">attacking white people<\/a> in general.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Mamdani named Catherine Almonte Da Costa his director of appointments &mdash; a job that entails recruiting candidates to serve in the Mamdani government.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/catherine-almonte-da-costa-resigns-from-zohran-mamdani-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> reported that the Anti-Defamation League of New York and New Jersey d screenshots of social media posts Da Costa has made that &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >echo classic antisemitic tropes<\/a> and otherwise demean Jewish people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, The Judge Street Journal, a Substack site focused on New York politics,<a href=\"https:\/\/judgestreetjournal.substack.com\/p\/money-hungry-jews-smh-zohran-mamdanis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;published<\/a> screenshots of Da Costa&rsquo;s controversial posts, including one from 2011 that said, &ldquo;Money hungry Jews smh [shaking my head].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In another 2012 post, she wrote, &ldquo;Far Rockaway train is the Jew train.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uVqwNWmhSY\">pic.twitter.com\/uVqwNWmhSY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matthew Schmitz (@matthewschmitz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matthewschmitz\/status\/2001792082428465620?\">December 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She previously served as an aide in the administration of former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, according to The Judge Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Her husband, Ricky Da Costa, is the city&rsquo;s deputy comptroller, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/12\/18\/mamdani-da-costa-new-york-appointee-antisemitism\/87835616007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>. He is also Jewish, according to the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Da Costa told the news outlet in a statement, &ldquo;I spoke with the mayor-elect this afternoon, apologized, and expressed my deep regret for my past statements. These statements are not indicative of who I am. As the mother of Jewish children, I feel a profound sense of sadness and remorse at the harm these words have caused. As this has become a distraction from the work at hand, I have offered my resignation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mamdani: Da Costa&rsquo;s Jew-Bashing Tweets &ldquo;Played No Role In Hiring Decision. We&rsquo;d Take Her Either Way!&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UZ5WjVa1VJ\">pic.twitter.com\/UZ5WjVa1VJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Associated Fress (@AssociatedFress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AssociatedFress\/status\/2001975473598079121?\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mamdandi told reporters on Friday that his team will be tightening up its vetting process, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/zohran-mamdani-transition-announcement-staten-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are clear changes that need to be made and that&rsquo;s exactly what we&rsquo;re doing right now,&rdquo; the mayor-elect said, the network reported.<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;I made clear that these comments were reprehensible. She expressed a deep sense of remorse. She offered to resign, and I accepted it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/19\/nyregion\/mamdani-globalize-intifada.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported in June that voters had concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnns-van-jones-calls-mamdanis-character-switch-winning-election-almost-yelling-victory-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamdani&rsquo;s views<\/a> about Israel and the Jewish people.<\/p>\n<p>During a podcast that month, he refused to condemn the phrase &ldquo;globalize the intifada,&rdquo; instead likening it to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-last-warsaw-ghetto-uprising-fighter-simcha-rotem-dies-at-94\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warsaw ghetto uprising<\/a> against the Nazis during World War II.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The blowback was swift,&rdquo; The New York Times reported, with the ADL, Democratic Rep. Daniel Goldman of New York, who is Jewish, and other Jewish leaders condemning the phrase and tying it to recent anti-Semitic violence in Washington and Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Washington-based Holocaust Museum weighed in, too, calling Mr. Mamdani&rsquo;s remarks &lsquo;outrageous and especially offensive,&#8217;&rdquo; according to the news outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Asked soon thereafter on NBC&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/meet-press-june-29-2025-n1312337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet the Press<\/a>&rdquo; if he condemns the phrase &ldquo;Globalize the intifada,&rdquo; Mamdani, who is Muslim, told host Kristen Welker, &ldquo;That&rsquo;s not language that I use.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Welker pressed him further, noting that many see it as a call to violence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t believe that the role of the mayor is to police speech,&rdquo; Mamdani said.<\/p>\n<p>He did add, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no room for anti-Semitism in this city.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There are more than a few skeptics about those words <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/eric-adams-warns-israelis-jews-might-not-safe-nyc-mamdani-win-concerned-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coming from Mamdani<\/a>, but Da Costa&rsquo;s departure is at least a good sign.<\/p>\n<p>He may not have wanted all the negative press of keeping her on board as he prepares to take office in less than two weeks, but, regardless, the right thing happened.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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