Andrew Cuomo: Zohran Mamdani Would Definitely Hurt the Morale of the NYPD

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CUOMO: “Well, look, if you look at his prior statements, I think it would definitely hurt. Literally, he has said, he was part of this ‘defund the police’ movement. He has said that the police are a threat to public safety, that they are racists, that he would dismantle the Police Department. So, these are all very harsh statements. I think it would be very hard to recruit police who would want to work for a mayor who basically called — not basically, did call the police officers racist. I think he would aggravate what is already a bad situation and I don’t think he understands the importance of the NYPD and the importance of public safety, you know. And something like this happens, and then it really is a reality check for all this political theory and political hype that we have going on in this country with the extreme left postulating these theories that have no connection to reality.”