Overview
- 50 Cent posted a clip from MSNBC’s The Beat on November 3, warning the plan would drive wealth out of New York and claiming defunding police would trigger lawlessness.
- Zohran Mamdani used his appearance with Ari Melber to argue the top one percent should pay two percent more to improve underfunded services that affect all residents.
- Mamdani referenced 50 Cent’s Instagram “offer,” recalling a quoted $258,750 and a first-class one-way ticket out of New York.
- The candidate said he is not calling to abolish the NYPD and instead proposes a Department of Community Safety and expansion of B-HEARD for non-criminal 911 responses.
- Melber highlighted the months-long dispute over taxes as the segment amplified a policy clash that blends celebrity criticism with a detailed campaign agenda.