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Zohran Mamdani: “There are far more congresspeople who will privately tell…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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Published | Video Starts at 20:13

It's not to say that you have to agree on everything, but there has to be an honesty. And too often you'll find that There are far more congresspeople who will privately tell you that something is a genocide than publicly announce it to be so. and so long as there's an understanding of a difference in what people believe and what they're willing to say, there will be a skepticism and frankly, a despair amongst those considering whether or not to engage themselves in politics. (20:13–20:21)

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Asserts that many congresspeople privately acknowledge genocide but do not publicly declare it.

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