Zohran Mamdani, speaking the day after the midterm election, says working people are tired of hearing there isn't enough to go around "while Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire." He says voters rejected politicians who spend tax dollars on "war crimes and genocide" instead of schools and roads, and outvoted the "hundreds of millions of dollars that tried and failed to buy this election."
The receipt
- Who
- Zohran Mamdani
- Where
- other - Mamdani's post-midterm victory remarks (Nov 5), aired in Economic Times
- Original footage
- The Economic Times · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 48 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 184 on Instagram
Read the transcript
Working people can't afford another two years to make rent that's due this month, child care for their kids, or groceries for their family. People are tired of being told that there isn't enough to go around while Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire. They are tired of being told to sacrifice their land and water for data centers. They're tired of being told their needs are unrealistic by politicians who've been bought by the wealthiest people on the planet. They're tired of being told to ask for a little and expect even less. And last night, the people stood up. They stood up to politicians that spend their taxpayer dollars on war crimes and genocide instead of on building schools and paving roads. They spoke louder than the hundreds of millions of dollars that tried and failed to buy this election. They demanded an end to the affordability crisis that has become one of the few things that unites us all.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.