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Zohran Mamdani: “Donald Trump is using every single tool at his disposal to…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

Mamdani: 'What we need is an approach to leadership that understands partnership at the core of it'

Published September 8, 2025 | Video Starts at 15:25

You have to actually be willing to name oppression for what it is, to name authoritarianism for what it is, and then fight back against it. And what we see in Donald Trump is using every single tool at his disposal to try and stop my candidacy. And he's doing that because he knows that I will actually deliver on what he campaigned on. A more affordable life for New Yorkers. (15:25–15:33)

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