Zohran Mamdani: “What we sign up for, and also what I think, in many ways is…”

“Do you think the scrutiny she's getting is fair? No, I think it's. I think this goes back to an earlier part of our conversation, which is. What we sign up for, and also what I think, in many ways is also an antiquated understanding of what a politician's wife is supposed to be. She is her own person. She's an incredible artist. And yet so much of how she engages with the world today is framed through her being my wife.” (1:01:55–1:02:05)

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