New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Elon Musk has publicly criticized the decision by New York City's next mayor, Zohran Mamdani, to pick Lillian Bonsignore as the new chief of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY).

Musk warned that this choice could lead to dangerous results because the former head of emergency medical services (EMS) has never actually worked as a frontline firefighter.

"People will die because of this," the Tesla and SpaceX founder said on X on Friday night, adding, "Proven experience matters when lives are at stake."

Bonsignore spent 31 years working within the FDNY as an emergency medical technician (EMT) before she retired in 2022. By taking this job, she will become only the second woman to lead the city's fire department in ...