Zohran Mamdani: “In a city of eight and a half million people, where one in…”

“And that's all that Muslim New Yorkers want. It's what every other New Yorker wants. It's equality and respect. And here In a city of eight and a half million people, where one in eight are Muslim, to have leaders so called like Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams, we're talking about a current mayor, a former governor, to traffic so openly in this kind of bigotry. It showcases how little they think of so many that they would be looking to serve.” (05:54–06:09)

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