well let me ask you about what Donald Trump the president of the United States has had to say He’s had a lot to say about your campaign He called you a communist Because he’s the president I want to give you a chance to respond directly to him How do you respond are you a communist
no I am not And I have already had to start to get used to the fact that the president will talk about how I look how I sound where I’m from who I am Ultimately because he wants to distract from what I’m fighting for And I’m fighting for the very working people that he ran a campaign to empower that he has since then betrayed And when we talk about my politics you know I call myself a democratic socialist in many ways inspired by the words of Dr King from decades ago who said “Call it democracy or call it democratic socialism There has to be a better distribution of wealth for all of God’s children in this country.” And as income inequality has declined nationwide it has increased in New York City And ultimately what we need is a city where every single person can thrive
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