New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference in New York City, U.S., September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
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Mamdani says New York City should prepare for the 'inevitability' of a National Guard deployment

In a town hall event in Brooklyn, part of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders' "Fighting Oligarchy" tour, Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani answered an attendee's question about "protecting" the city from the National Guard.

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