Brad Lander: ‘Corrupt,’ ‘Abusive’ Andrew Cuomo Should Not Be Allowed Anywhere Near City Hall

COLBERT Gentleman thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for joining me ░░░░░░░░ Each of you are ░░░░░░░░ to be mayor of ░░░░░░░░ York And to be ░░░░░░░░ I am not endorsing ░░░░░░░░ one of you Okay ░░░░░░░░ fact so much so ░░░░░░░░ you guys are going ░░░░░░░░ switch seats a little ░░░░░░░░ later in this interview ░░░░░░░░ Alright COLBERT But you ░░░░░░░░ endorsing each other How ░░░░░░░░ that work For each ░░░░░░░░ you a question why ░░░░░░░░ this your number two ░░░░░░░░ LANDER Well we both ░░░░░░░░ for starters that corrupt ░░░░░░░░ Andrew Cuomo should not ░░░░░░░░ allowed anywhere near city ░░░░░░░░ Cheering and Applause And ░░░░░░░░ know that by teaming ░░░░░░░░ a majority of New ░░░░░░░░ won t choose him ░░░░░░░░ the same time we ░░░░░░░░ a positive vision You ░░░░░░░░ when I first met ░░░░░░░░ he was leading the ░░░░░░░░ to help taxi drivers ░░░░░░░░ were under crushing debt ░░░░░░░░ several had committed suicide ░░░░░░░░ medallion holders were crushing ░░░░░░░░ with excess debt So ░░░░░░░░ led a hunger strike ░░░░░░░░ up with people and ░░░░░░░░ a 450 million debt ░░░░░░░░ program Cheering and Applause ░░░░░░░░ has now built on ░░░░░░░░ with a vision for ░░░░░░░░ city that all New ░░░░░░░░ can afford whoever they ░░░░░░░░ I find it inspiring ░░░░░░░░ I hope folks will ░░░░░░░░ me number one on ░░░░░░░░ ballot and rank Zohran ░░░░░░░░ two COLBERT Mr Mamdani ░░░░░░░░ MAMDANI And I think ░░░░░░░░ has been a principled ░░░░░░░░ progressive leader in this ░░░░░░░░ for years So many ░░░░░░░░ the laws that we ░░░░░░░░ in the city are ░░░░░░░░ that he actually brought ░░░░░░░░ bear And I m ░░░░░░░░ about someone who founded ░░░░░░░░ progressive caucus in the ░░░░░░░░ council Cheering and Applause ░░░░░░░░ it s exciting to ░░░░░░░░ that while each of ░░░░░░░░ think that we will ░░░░░░░░ the next best mayor ░░░░░░░░ New York City we ░░░░░░░░ understand that it s ░░░░░░░░ for a politics of ░░░░░░░░ future and that means ░░░░░░░░ politics of collaboration a ░░░░░░░░ of sincerity a politics ░░░░░░░░ principle.”
(Cheering and Applause)