Zohran Mamdani: “If you wanna lead a city of eight and a half million people…”

“I can translate everything, you know what I mean? Like you're thinking, I got telepathy, you. Know, I mean, it's tough, man, you know, but you gotta find the hours. Because If you wanna lead a city of eight and a half million people, you have to show them that you're ready to work. And a lot of my life is lived on the Amtrak, you know, like 15 minute increments on a Google calendar.” (12:47–12:52)

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