Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman called Gov. Kathy Hochul “un-American” Tuesday for making contradictory statements about the US strikes against Iran.
“At a time when American servicemembers are risking everything, Kathy Hochul should be supporting our troops, not attacking our country,” Blakeman told The Post.
“Her comments are un-American and prove she is right in line with radicals like [New York City Mayor] Zohran Mamdani who blame America first instead of putting us first,” he said.
Hochul, while blasting the Iranian regime as a global threat, said Sunday, “It’s deeply disturbing that we entered a war without an exit strategy, and sadly there’s people all across our country, in places like New York City, that are anxious now.”
On Monday she said, “No one is ever going to defend that regime. Full stop.”
But the Democratic governor then questioned President Trump’s actions aimed at toppling the Iranian mullahs and stopping the terror-sponsoring country from developing nuclear bombs.
“The scale of what is happening now demands answers. This has been described by the president as the largest military offensive the world has ever seen. So, what is the objective here?” Hochul said.
She also warned the war could lead to a spike in gas prices.
“It’s going to have a direct effect on the pump right here in New York state, probably in a matter of days, if not hours as New Yorkers are going to again, see the impact of these decisions outside their own control,” she said.
But Hochul was more measured in her criticism than Democratic socialist Mamdani.
He called the US and Israeli strikes in Iran a “catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression.”
“Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war. Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace,” Mamdani said.