NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani in 2020: ‘I Am in Favor of Defunding the Police’

EXCERPT:

UNKNOWN FEMALE: “Are you for defunding the police? Are you for a serious reform that people can see on the ground?”
MAMDANI: “I am in favor of defunding the police.”
UNKNOWN FEMALE: “Can you elaborate?”
MAMDANI: “Yes. What that means is that right now in New York City, we have a budget of close to $6 billion for the New York City Police Department.”
UNKNOWN FEMALE: “Mm-hmm.”
MAMDANI: “And that is an astronomical figure.”