Zohran Mamdani: “The mayor of New York City has been described as the second…”

“… as if it has to be dark, when in fact it can be light, while recognizing the weight of everything that we are actually speaking about. Because I'll tell you, The mayor of New York City has been described as the second hardest job in the country historically. And people often come up to me and ask me about feeling pressure or burden or obligation. And those are all real.” (19:22–19:28)

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