Zohran Mamdani: “An elected official [has been] calling for me to be…”

“You know, in the course of this race, I've had to deal with many a smear, had to deal with quite a bit of slander. I've had to deal with An elected official [has been] calling for me to be deported. And without my having had to ask, I have seen the controller time and time again step up and say that which is right.” (19:26–19:30)

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