New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul declined to directly defend socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during Tuesday night’s gubernatorial debate after her Republican challenger accused him of being antisemitic, anti-Christian and un-American. “With all the issues that face New York City, the first thing he did was sign an executive order to water down the definition of antisemitism, shame on you, mayor,” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said on the debate stage before pointing his attention at Hochul over her endorsement of the socialist New York City mayor. [snip] Hochul responded by turning to the moderator and deciding to answer a previous question about comments, reported by the New York Times, Blakeman made in a “secret meeting” related to whether the NYPD under Mamdani would respond if far-left protesters were causing violence against the Jewish community. Blakeman disputed her characterization of that meeting before complimenting Mamdani for selecting and keeping Jessica Tisch as NYPD commissioner. “Let’s move on,” the moderator then said. [snip] “Zohran Mamdani is an antisemite, he’s anti-Christian, and he’s anti-American. And Kathy Hochul is campaigning with him,” Kristin Cianci, Northeast Comms Director for the Republican National Committee (RNC) posted on X. “What an utter disgrace. New York deserves better.” “Zohran Mamdani is an antisemite, anti-Christian and anti-American,” the New York Republican Party posted on X. “And he’s Kathy Hochul’s best friend. “ [snip] “He had a litany of things that were either false or so absurd that I’m not going to dignify them with a response from me, the governor. So, everyone knows I reject that, his description of the mayor. The mayor and I are great partners, we’re working hard together. And I’m not gonna give him the dignity of responding to those kind of crazy comments. And that’s pretty consistent how I’ve been.” [snip] Hochul, who is running for a second full four-year term steering the nation’s fourth most populous state, stood at 50% support among likely voters in New York, with Blakeman at 41%, according to a Siena College poll conducted Sept. 11-17. By a 50%-30% margin, voters said Mamdani’s support for Hochul is a plus for the governor’s bid for re-election. Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report (*) Full article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hochul-deflects-pressed-ties-anti-christian-mamdani-fiery-debate-moment-shame Post navigation President Trump Rocked Wasilla, and I Was Almost There for It DOJ Warns CA Against Counting Suspected Noncitizen Ballots, Sets 48-Hour Compliance Deadline
