Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) went on a tirade against Republican voters in her state, demeaning them as anti-woman and anti-American, during an appearance Saturday on MSNBC’s PoliticsNation with host Rev. Al Sharpton.
New York’s governor made the comments while discussing recent events related to the upcoming presidential election, including former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden. Hochul told Sharpton that the rally backfired on the former president, and it provided her fodder to tie Republicans running for office in her state to Trump before attacking them as “anti-American” and ”anti-woman.”
“If you’re voting for these Republicans in New York, you are voting for someone who supports Donald Trump, and you’re anti-woman, you’re anti-abortion, and basically, you’re anti-American because you have just trashed American values and what our country is about over and over, and you wear this on Election Day,” Hochul said.
Incidentally, as Hochul mentioned “trashed American values,” her comments come just a few days after it was revealed President Joe Biden called Trump supporters “garbage” in a leaked Zoom video while also commenting about the former president’s rally in Madison Square Garden.
Hochul’s comments also come after a week in which Harris and her Democratic surrogates and supporters increased their inflammatory rhetoric against the former president and his supporters. With Hochul’s most recent condemnations, Republicans and Trump supporters have been called fascists, Nazis, garbage, and now, anti-women and anti-American in the last two weeks of the presidential campaign.
Many Republicans took to social media to criticize Hochul’s comments, including Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who noted the recent harsh insults from left-wing politicians.
“First, they called us ‘Deplorables.’ Then, they called us ‘Nazis,’ Stefanik posted on X. “Then, Joe Biden called us ‘garbage.’ Then, they said no ‘strong intelligent’ women support Trump.”
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“Now Kamala Harris’ top surrogate Kathy Hochul – the Worst and most unpopular Governor in America – calls voters ‘anti-women’ and even ‘anti-American’ if they support Republican candidates,” Stefanik added.
First, they called us “Deplorables.”
Then, they called us “Nazis.”
Then, Joe Biden called us “garbage.”
Then, they said no “strong intelligent” women support Trump.Now Kamala Harris’ top surrogate Kathy Hochul – the Worst and most unpopular Governor in America – calls voters… pic.twitter.com/mChLNyusKG
— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) November 3, 2024
“The Democrat Party led by Kamala Harris is an absolute disgrace as they smear American patriots who want to save our country by supporting President Trump and Republicans,” Stefanik said. “Shamefully, the closing argument from Kamala Harris’ campaign is to attack voters. One of many reasons why it will be a losing campaign.”