Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s political worldview and alleged sympathy for Islamic extremism explain the decision to roll back a long-standing policy aimed at protecting homeless individuals during dangerously cold weather.

Appearing on Newsmax’s “Ed Henry The Big Take,” Giuliani sharply criticized Mamdani’s beliefs, arguing they reflect an indifference to human life. “Communists have no regard for human life,” Giuliani said.

“Neither do Islamic extremist supporters. He’s both — he’s like a double vector,” he continued.

Giuliani went on to draw a broader historical comparison. “There’s no group of people that have less regard for human life over the last 150 years than the followers of Karl Marx,” he said. “The only group that might equal that is the last 1,400 years of the strict followers of Muhammad.”

According to Giuliani, the overturned rule was an emergency safeguard that had been in place for decades, allowing city officials to suspend normal restrictions and require homeless individuals to enter shelters when temperatures dropped to dangerous levels.

“He reversed a policy of New York City that started before me, continued with me, and continued to him,” Giuliani said.

“It’s a policy that says if you get near freezing, then all these rules about you can’t force the homeless to go into a shelter are over. You can force them to go into a shelter.”

Giuliani’s comments came as the city was still dealing with the deadly impact of Winter Storm Fern, which he noted resulted in the deaths of 16 homeless individuals amid brutal cold conditions.

Mamdani, who identifies as a democratic socialist, has openly advocated for a larger government role in areas such as housing, healthcare, and economic policy.

He won election in November after campaigning on a platform centered on expanded public spending, broader city-managed services, and increased government involvement in the economy.

Giuliani also accused Mamdani of aligning himself with extremist organizations and hostile foreign actors, saying the evidence was clear. “He’s very favorable to Hamas,” Giuliani said, referencing the Gaza-based terrorist group. “They’ve only killed hundreds of thousands of people.

“Very favorable to Iran,” he added. “His father was a big supporter of all of them.

“He can’t fool anybody that he isn’t a supporter.”

{Matzav.com}