But that didn't stop him from trying to up the ante challenging the Queen's assemblyman and only him to a series of debates. I challenge him to five debates, one in every borough where we speak about the issues in that borough. I asked Mamdani about the Cuomo challenge and he responded with one of his own. Let's cut out the middleman. Why should I debate Donald Trump's puppet when I could debate Donald Trump himself? (01:35–01:46)
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Asserts a challenge to Zoran Mamdani for five debates, one in each borough of New York City.
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