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Zohran Mamdani: “Elon Musk took $80 million out of the city budget.”

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

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Brad Lander and Zohran Mamdani on Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Comptrol

Published | Video Starts at 01:01

And that's the city we love. I think what Brad has also shown by being the money guy is holding people accountable. One of the main reasons that we know that Elon Musk took $80 million out of the city budget. was because that was something that Brad discovered. And I think that. And we're going to get it back. So every penny. (01:01–01:05)

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Asserts that Elon Musk withdrew $80 million from New York City's budget.

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