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Elise Stefanik: “This defund the police, pro criminal, abolish private…”

Featuring: Elise Stefanik, Republican | U.S. House, New York, District 21

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'People Want Common Sense': Stefanik Discusses Saving New York from Kathy Hochul's Failed Policies

Published | Video Starts at 11:27

Nearly a majority of New York City voters did not want Mamdani and they do not want Kathy Hochul. That's a lot of traditional Democrats who felt that enough is enough. This is too far gone. This defund the police, pro criminal, abolish private property, which is his [Mamdani's] platform. by the way. That's an opportunity for us to build a coalition, not just of Republicans and independents, but Democrats as well. That's what I've done in my district. (11:27–11:32)

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Asserts that Mamdani's platform includes defunding the police, being pro-criminal, and abolishing private property.

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