Abby Phillip: It’s a ‘Little Bit of a Headline’ When the Biggest Capitalist City in the World Elects a Socialist

PHILLIP Okay but it ░░░░░░░░ a little bit of ░░░░░░░░ headline when the biggest ░░░░░░░░ city in the world ░░░░░░░░ a socialist who says ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t exist I ░░░░░░░░ that that is going ░░░░░░░░ penetrate the American psyche ░░░░░░░░ Well he also said ░░░░░░░░ should quote seize the ░░░░░░░░ of production I mean ░░░░░░░░ s not just a ░░░░░░░░ know a weekend socialist ░░░░░░░░ is someone who fundamentally ░░░░░░░░ this But to your ░░░░░░░░ this is someone who ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ campaigns I ve ever ░░░░░░░░ in New York And ░░░░░░░░ talked about issues that ░░░░░░░░ matter affordability the cost ░░░░░░░░ housing and he did ░░░░░░░░ great job with it ░░░░░░░░ have to give him ░░░░░░░░ for that But to ░░░░░░░░ point I mean he ░░░░░░░░ someone who was responsible ░░░░░░░░ all the problems that ░░░░░░░░ York currently has Andrew ░░░░░░░░ The problem is that ░░░░░░░░ solutions only make the ░░░░░░░░ worse They only compound ░░░░░░░░ When you talk about ░░░░░░░░ freezes you can t ░░░░░░░░ housing in a city ░░░░░░░░ New York when you ░░░░░░░░ talking about rent freezes ░░░░░░░░ s investing Who s ░░░░░░░░ their capital PHILLIP I ░░░░░░░░ that s only but ░░░░░░░░ to be clear he ░░░░░░░░ talking about rent freezes ░░░░░░░░ rent stabilized so units ░░░░░░░░ are already rent stabilized ░░░░░░░░ Which is a million ░░░░░░░░ in New York City ░░░░░░░░ I was going to ░░░░░░░░ SELLERS I was like ░░░░░░░░ is my resident expert ░░░░░░░░ I actually I think ░░░░░░░░ is somebody I saw ░░░░░░░░ point out that a ░░░░░░░░ of New Yorkers mistakenly ░░░░░░░░ that he s calling ░░░░░░░░ rent a rent freeze ░░░░░░░░ For everybody PHILLIP on ░░░░░░░░ which is not the ░░░░░░░░ That might sound good ░░░░░░░░ that s not actually ░░░░░░░░ If that gets you ░░░░░░░░ who cares BORELLI As ░░░░░░░░ expert it is a ░░░░░░░░ freeze on a million ░░░░░░░░ of housing which is ░░░░░░░░ large percentage And whenever ░░░░░░░░ s a re zoning ░░░░░░░░ of those units become ░░░░░░░░ You re losing you ░░░░░░░░ losing the people SEAT ░░░░░░░░ this from afar in ░░░░░░░░ it is quite entertaining ░░░░░░░░ what I want is ░░░░░░░░ all the Democrats who ░░░░░░░░ demanded that Republicans repudiate ░░░░░░░░ denounce another New Yorker ░░░░░░░░ Trump for the past ░░░░░░░░ years for this that ░░░░░░░░ whatever he has said ░░░░░░░░ done I want a ░░░░░░░░ shoved in their face ░░░░░░░░ time this guy says ░░░░░░░░ socialist PHILLIP That is ░░░░░░░░ what s going to ░░░░░░░░ Neera I mean he ░░░░░░░░ right I mean Democrats ░░░░░░░░ over the country Abigail ░░░░░░░░ and others are going ░░░░░░░░ be asked to account ░░░░░░░░ what happens.”