Zohran Mamdani: “This was an act in pursuit of regime change. It was…”

“You know, I called the president and I said directly to him the thoughts that I had and that I was also about to share with others across our city, which is that This was an act in pursuit of regime change. It was something that was violating both international law, but also federal law. And it was something that I was in opposition to. And I wanted to both say that plainly and directly.” (08:50–08:59)

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