Not only did he run for the New York State assembly, but he has served and voted in the New York State assembly to defund the police at every opportunity. That's a really key point. I mean, key point. An elected official who has voted over and over and over again for the past number of years to defund the police. This is not new. And this is not just some lark going back to the riots of 2020. This is his record as an elected official. (00:41–00:48)
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Reiterates that Zoran Mamdani has repeatedly voted to defund the police over several years.
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