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Whitney Tilson: “We are at a 34 year low in the number of police officers.”

Featuring: Whitney Tilson, Democratic | Former Hedge Fund Manager, Candidate for New York City Mayor

Whitney Tilson's Mayoral Campaign Speech: Leadership, Safety, and Economic Growth for New York City

Published June 15, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:40

I will say that my what I would not do is demonize the police by calling them wicked and corrupt by threatening to defund and dismantle them as Zoran has done. And We are at a 34 year low in the number of police officers. There's only one candidate on this stage, him, who has not said that he would try and build that number back up. (04:40–04:43)

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