Zohran Mamdani: “We cannot, as you've said, rely on any notion of the law or…”

“Like, how are you thinking about preparing for the job itself in terms of having this threat looming over it? You have to prepare for the inevitability of Donald Trump to continue being Donald Trump. We cannot, as you've said, rely on any notion of the law or what is appropriate for how [Donald Trump] will determine his course of actions. And I look at California as an example such that we are ready here in New York City on January 1st with a plan of partnership across city and state …” (07:23–07:31)

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