FROM NY POST: Gov. Kathy Hochul slighted mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani in a live TV interview Sunday — signaling she may not endorse him in the election even after he praised her “courage.”
“We still have many differences,” Hochul said, keeping her distance from her fellow Democrat during a Fox News Sunday interview. “I don’t know how you whitewash that away.”
Fox host Shannon Bream had read a statement from Mamdani effusively praising Hochul for sparring with President Trump and Republicans over redistricting fights that could dictate who controls Congress.
Mamdani said Hochul showed “courage” and was “meeting the moment.”
Asked if Mamdani is a good choice for New York City mayor and if the feeling was mutual, Hochul said, “He can agree with me and many people agree with me and I think it’s not just Democrats who say, ‘New Yorkers stand up for our rights.’ We do that. We’re fighters. I’m a mom from Buffalo. I guess they’re not used to taking on a mom from Buffalo.”
“There’s many areas of disagreement,” she continued. “But also there’s areas of alignment including affordability. His election touched a nerve. And people said, ‘you know what, we’re just not getting ahead.’ There’s a sense that we need some change now.”
“I already worked with two different mayors. I’ll continue to work with whomever the voters want me to and I’ll make it work out. I’m not going to go to war with the 8 million residents of New York I also represent,” she continued.
“My job is to calm things down,” Hochul said. “Let’s see what the election results are. But people have to recognize that the candidate for mayor [Mamdani] has also touched a nerve and we need to respond to that. I’m aligned with him that we need to find ways to make life more affordable for New Yorkers.”
READ MORE AT NY POST
