I'm not Mr. Mandani. Mamdani pushed back, citing a campaign mailer from a pro Cuomo super pac, which he says distorted his likeness in a way he called Islamophobic. His super PAC was sending mail that artificially darkened and lengthened my beard to stoke the very fears of that division in this city. The debate really heating up in these final days before early voting starts on Saturday. (03:40–03:50)
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Asserts that [Andrew Cuomo's] super PAC sent mailers that altered his image to incite division.
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