New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) didn’t mince her phrases towards Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Friday after the MAGA Republican continued her spree of Islamophobic assaults towards New York Metropolis Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
Stefanik — who’s working for governor and appears to problem Hochul as she seeks a second full time period subsequent 12 months — seemingly distanced herself from Donald Trump after the president praised Mamdani of their Oval Workplace assembly, one where Trump dismissed Stefanik’s “jihadist” label for the mayor-elect.
“All of us need NYC to succeed. However we’ll must conform to disagree on this one,” wrote Stefanik on X earlier than leaning into an assault she’s repeatedly hurled at Mamdani since his mayoral major upset in June.
“If he walks like a jihadist If he talks like a jihadist If he campaigns like a jihadist If he helps jihadists, He’s a jihadist. And he’s @KathyHochul ’s jihadist.”
Hochul — who declined to endorse Mamdani for months earlier than eventually doing so in September when she wrote that she’s searching for the following mayor to not “give up” to Trump — hit again at Stefanik in a reside interview on MS NOW.
“She’s stuffed with shit,” Hochul instructed host Chris Hayes earlier than swiftly checking herself. “I’m sorry. I imply she actually is.”
Hochul pressured that Stefanik is taking “such an excessive place.”
“She’s much more excessive than Donald Trump. I didn’t suppose that was attainable however she’s succeeded in proving that at this time,” she stated.
“She’s out-MAGA’d Donald Trump, the founding father of the MAGA motion.”
Hochul sarcastically added that she hopes Stefanik is “happy with herself” for “persevering with to spew hateful ideas and deeds” in addition to attempting to unfold extra violent, political rhetoric.
“I believe it’s disgusting, it’s abhorrent however that’s who she is and individuals are seeing this and even the president realized that’s even too far for him.”
