Zohran Mamdani: “I will work with the president if he wants to work together…”

“Is it maybe a miscalculation to provoke him rather than just let him find another shiny object? I have said time and again that I will work with the president if he wants to work together to deliver on his campaign promises of cheaper groceries [and] a lower cost of living. But for too long, what New Yorkers have seen is a mayor who has been willing to work with the president at the expense of those New Yorkers.” (08:47–08:55)

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