Andrew Cuomo: “He said he was in favor of defunding the police.”

“Are you suggesting Mandami wants to send social workers rather than police and wants to defund the police? Because he sat in that chair last week and said he did not. Well, He said he was in favor of defunding the police. That's what he said. Now in New York when you say something, we don't forget it. Right? So that's his position now.” (05:47–05:52)

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