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Eric Adams: “New York has 8.5 million people.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Addressing the Corruption Allegations W/ Mayor Eric Adams. Plus, Is Dark Money Funding Democrats?

Published | Video Starts at 53:39

A lot of people are saying that a vote for Eric Adams is a vote for corruption. What do you say to those people? Well, first, I don't know who a lot of people are. New York has 8.5 million people. and sometimes the loudest come across as the majority. But in fact, the loudest is not the majority. The loudest are everyday voters in the city. (53:39–53:42)

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Asserts the population of New York City is 8.5 million.

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