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New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani has pulled out of a televised town hall on an ABC affiliate station, citing the company’s decision to suspend “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

During a Monday morning news conference, the Democratic candidate said his decision comes in defense of freedom of speech rights.

“We simply cannot accept any capitulation to Donald Trump’s attacks on our fundamental freedoms,” Mamdani said. “Now is the time for leadership that fights back with ac

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