In a contentious post-election press conference on Wednesday, Democrat New York Governor Kathy Hochul and state Attorney General Letitia James continued to portray President-elect Donald Trump as an evil adversary. A disgruntled Hochul declared that she has established a “Empire State Freedom Initiative” in order to get ready to combat “policy and regulatory threats” from the incoming Trump administration. Even though the governor claimed that she is now prepared to work with the new President-elect, Hochul still spent most of her time speaking about preparing herself for possible political and legal warfare, ironically, the same kind of “lawfare” that Trump himself has faced in New York from those who wished to see him lose the election.
She further mentioned possible disagreements with Trump and his administration about illegal immigration, labor, LGBTQ+ matters, abortion, and environmental policies. James, who has worked tirelessly to put Trump behind bars, also noted that her office has now been “getting ready” for a possible second Trump presidency.
The Democrat attorney general’s attendance at the news conference was eye-opening and demonstrated that the two top Democrat leaders in New York are getting ready to engage Trump in a combative, warlike manner. After accusing Trump of misrepresenting his net worth by billions of dollars to obtain better loan and insurance terms, James was awarded a $454 million civil fraud judgment against the business mogul. However, Trump has appealed the ruling.
Trump won both the national electoral and popular vote, and he did better in blue New York than he did in 2020. Hochul viewed Trump’s victory as a funeral.
Trump’s allies in New York denounced Hochul’s press conference as immature, inappropriate and detrimental to New Yorkers.
Additionally, the House GOP Conference chairwoman, Representative Elise Stefanik, made remarks as well.
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