Zohran Mamdani: “I despair over what has come to be accepted as political…”

“It's intended to bring New Yorkers together after a difficult week. Mermaidani admitted to me it's been a challenge. I despair over what has come to be accepted as political discourse, over what has become normalized. Mehrmaidani admits it's taken a toll. The talk radio host who called him a radical Islam cockroach, the complicated questions about his wife's social media and his controversial decision making …” (01:31–01:39)

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