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Scott Stringer: “Donald Trump is making performative arrests, taking innocent…”

Featuring: Scott Stringer, Democratic | Former Candidate, Mayor of New York City

Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City

Published June 11, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:49

So what is the NYPD's role in protecting federal law enforcement as they undertake deportation actions? Well, look, this is a real tragedy that's unfolding in American cities around the country. Donald Trump is making performative arrests, taking innocent people off the street. people who are very much a part of America. They live in our cities. And it sets a very dangerous precedent. (00:49–00:55)

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“60% of the hate crimes in the first quarter this year have been targeted to Jewish New Yorkers.”
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“Reduce the overtime from $1.3 billion back down to 650 million.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 07:34-07:39
“The real agenda here is to collapse the social safety net of the city.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 01:06-01:11
“NYPD does not have to be complicit with ICE agents in these endeavors.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 01:25-01:31
“The National Guard is there for national emergencies, and they should be deployed [for] a flood, a hurricane, some episodic event.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 02:16-02:22
“We'll go through every legal channel to try to slow [the National Guard deployment] down.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 02:49-02:54
“Andrew Cuomo... set up a phony committee, raised money, and never delivered for any Jewish New Yorkers.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 03:44-04:06
“Israel has been the economic engine for the world and also for New York City.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 05:08-05:14
“I didn't divest from Israeli bonds, I bought more of them because Israel is a good economic advancement for New Yorkers.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 05:14-05:22
“The average production is about 20,000 per year, 25,000. I think we could double that production.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 06:00-06:06
“We need tri share childcare. We need to baseline 3k and pre k extend, extend the schools till 4:30.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 06:37-06:44
“Federal dollars coming out of NYCHA and other pots of money [are needed].”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 07:03-07:10
“We should hire 3,000 cops.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 07:30-07:33
“Some people have to be taken in, even if they don't want to be, to preserve their life and get them the medical care.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 07:55-08:02
“Andrew Cuomo can't get along with anybody, and that's to our detriment.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 08:34-08:39
“I'm a former state legislator. For 13 years, I chaired the Cities Committee.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 08:41-08:45
“We have a mayor that follows and is usually under the thumb of Donald Trump.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 09:56-10:00
“We reduce overtime by $650 million. That's what the 3,000 cops represent.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 10:45-10:51
“There's also money that is allocated in every budget. $115 billion.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 10:56-11:01
“We actually had billions of dollars in surplus.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 11:33-11:36
“We never did [have a $15 billion budget deficit]. It was manageable back then.”
Scott Stringer Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Immigration, and Housing in New York City | Uploaded June 11, 2025 | 11:33-11:46