Eric Adams: “When I was a young member of the New York City Police…”

“And if you had known then what you know now, would you have still run for mayor? I didn't wake up in the Senate or borough president. When I was a young member of the New York City Police Department, I said, I'm going to be mayor January 1, 2022. you know, so you did it. I didn't say I had to do it for three terms. I didn't say it. I had to do it for two terms.” (17:31–17:40)

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