Do you get a private phone call from somebody or an email that goes, hey, why don't we go a different direction about this? It might not be good for you politically. What people told me. People told me when I criticized what was happening to our city around the migrants and asylum seekers. They said, eric, they got many ways to come at you. Really? Right. And is this like a. Is this commonplace within politics? Like, did you experience this at borough president when you had strong opinions? (1:06:39–1:06:52)
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Claims that he was warned of repercussions for criticizing the handling of migrants and asylum seekers.
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