And so I need to assemble and let them know that no matter what I'm going through, I'm going to overcome it and I'm going to continue to move the city in the right direction. We've turned the city around in two years and 11 months. People thought it was going to take us five years to turn around the economy, to make it a cleaner, safer city, and to build the housing and how we deal with the crises that we're facing. And I need to stay on the path. I have a saying. No distractions. Stay focused and grind. That's the American way. You have nothing to apologize for. (39:37–39:51)
CLAIM
Asserts that the city was turned around in under three years, contrary to expectations of five years.
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