Mamdani: I’ve Spoken to Many Muslims Who Said They Are Branded as Terrorist Just by Living in Public Life

PSAKI You re going ░░░░░░░░ be dealing with tremendous ░░░░░░░░ from MAGA Republicans We ░░░░░░░░ already seen that over ░░░░░░░░ last 24 hours including ░░░░░░░░ Stephen Miller Elise Stefanik ░░░░░░░░ NRCC They re already ░░░░░░░░ to run an Islamophobic ░░░░░░░░ against you which I ░░░░░░░░ just note and you ░░░░░░░░ lived this but for ░░░░░░░░ who are just tuning ░░░░░░░░ it s a continuation ░░░░░░░░ some of the tactics ░░░░░░░░ we saw during the ░░░░░░░░ but it s going ░░░░░░░░ come tenfold I know ░░░░░░░░ know that But how ░░░░░░░░ you going to handle ░░░░░░░░ personally MAMDANI You know ░░░░░░░░ s sad In one ░░░░░░░░ it s unsurprising and ░░░░░░░░ another it is still ░░░░░░░░ disappointing to see what ░░░░░░░░ has become in this ░░░░░░░░ to have to deal ░░░░░░░░ regular death threats where ░░░░░░░░ m told that someone ░░░░░░░░ going to blow up ░░░░░░░░ car and is going ░░░░░░░░ kill me and my ░░░░░░░░ and the people that ░░░░░░░░ love And I ve ░░░░░░░░ to many Muslims across ░░░░░░░░ city who have shared ░░░░░░░░ their fear of having ░░░░░░░░ be essentially branded a ░░░░░░░░ just by living in ░░░░░░░░ life is one that ░░░░░░░░ them preferring life in ░░░░░░░░ shadows life outside of ░░░░░░░░ specter And this is ░░░░░░░░ the way that we ░░░░░░░░ have our city be ░░░░░░░░ s not the way ░░░░░░░░ we can have our ░░░░░░░░ be This has to ░░░░░░░░ a place where we ░░░░░░░░ the mutual belonging of ░░░░░░░░ and every person here ░░░░░░░░ I m lucky to ░░░░░░░░ friends and family that ░░░░░░░░ me moving through this ░░░░░░░░ m lucky that I ░░░░░░░░ able through my campaign ░░░░░░░░ have security and also ░░░░░░░░ have the assistance of ░░░░░░░░ NYPD in both investigating ░░░░░░░░ threats and ensuring that ░░░░░░░░ have the same public ░░░░░░░░ that each and every ░░░░░░░░ Yorker deserves.”