Staff Reports
The latest spectacle from the Democratic National Convention highlighted a gem of a confrontation between former President Donald Trump and New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul. During the circus, Trump dedicated a post on Truth Social to calling out Hochul as the “nastiest speaker” of the evening. For those keeping score, it’s hard to argue against that title, especially when you consider her track record of tax and spend policies that have turned the Big Apple into a fiscal disaster zone.
The Governor, who seems to have forgotten that performance reviews matter in politics, claimed that New Yorkers are “sick” of Trump’s alleged past misdeeds. One could think she was auditioning for a daytime soap opera with all that melodrama. Hochul’s rant on Trump’s supposed “fraud and tax dodging” came with a flair that was nothing short of entertaining. However, it begs the question: isn’t it a little rich coming from someone overseeing a state where taxes are as welcome as a bat in a belfry?
Town Hall: Trump: Kathy Hochul Was the ‘Nastiest’ Speaker at the DNC https://t.co/p3GBBpkTpx
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Trump’s response was as sharp as ever, reminding everyone that while Hochul is running New York straight into the ground, he was busy building skyscrapers and employing thousands. There’s a notable disparity here; one is a governor known for her unpopularity and the other is a former president who turned Manhattan into a skyline of success. If Hochul wants to put her “nasty” commentary forward, she might want to start by remembering who kept New York booming during his tenure.
In further dissecting Hochul’s remarks, one cannot overlook her assertion that Trump had to “flee to Mar-a-Lago.” If living in a luxurious resort is considered fleeing, then Americans should be lining up to “flee” to sunny Florida as well. It’s almost comical to watch a governor of New York – a state that prides itself on hustle and bustle – criticize someone for embracing a more relaxed lifestyle while she’s busy creating a mass exodus of businesses from her state.
While Hochul employs full-throated negativity in her political arsenal, Trump points out the more significant issue: the adversarial relationship between state and federal leadership is detrimental to New Yorkers. If Hochul is so preoccupied with dragging Trump through the mud, perhaps she should focus on fixing her own house first. After all, governing is less about the roar of the crowd and more about the lives of the people she’s supposed to represent, a detail that seems lost on the Governor amidst the cheers of her comrades at the convention.
