Barely a time aft Gov. Kathy Hochul looked to beryllium joining Attorney General Tish James successful going all-out against once-and-future President Donald Trump, nan gov had a telephone call pinch him that suggests she’s not going to beryllium truthful foolish aft all.
Yay?
Queens-born Trump, of course, loves New York City: It was only punitive taxes and outrageous lawfare that moved him to move his residency to Florida.
And erstwhile Hochul called to congratulate nan autochthonal boy connected his victory, their talk turned to collaboration — really they mightiness activity together to thief New York.
(So overmuch for Kat’s “anti-American” bluster!)
The gov mentioned nan Second Ave. Subway, protecting nan CHIPS enactment to support bringing backmost manufacturing jobs from overseas pinch projects for illustration nan Buffalo-area Micron works — and making Penn Station and our subway beautiful and a showcase to nan world.
And Trump was sympathetic.
Yes, she besides raised New Yorkers’ concerns astir protecting their rights, but she surely knows that’s only an rumor successful fevered lefty minds.
Hochul’s caller attack is correct for nan group of this authorities — and makes AG James look moreover much mini and selfish.
James’ marque successful authorities whitethorn beryllium waging lawfare successful nan sanction of societal justice, but nan governmental tides are turning that into a Bud Light-level loser.
Kamala Harris won New York City by a 37-point margin, well awkward of nan astir 54-point 1 for Joe Biden successful 2020 and Hillary Clinton’s almost-63-point separator successful 2016.
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And nan statewide inclination is conscionable arsenic stark.
As is nan nationalist one: Trump won a existent instruction on pinch nan celebrated vote.
Look: Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries will beryllium minority leaders successful nan adjacent Congress, truthful New York needs each friend it tin get successful Washington.
And nan president-elect has now indicated he wants to help.
Mayor Adams sewage it from nan start, pledging Wednesday to activity pinch Trump “to create a realistic and compassionate nationalist strategy for our migration system” and implicitly connected different fronts arsenic well.
Wise move: The Harris-Biden unit ne'er helped NYC a whit successful this crisis, and migrants now make up 75% of arrests successful Midtown.
(Gotham besides needs to discuss connected “sanctuary” insanity: Undo nan Bill de Blasio “resistance” description of those authorities and return to nan humble type group successful spot by pragmatic Mayor Ed Koch truthful nan feds tin help antagonistic Tren de Aragua.)
Leaders who attraction astir New York request to discontinue insulting and attacking Trump, and alternatively clasp what he tin bring to nan authorities and city.
Leave nan bitter-ender posturing to nan likes of de Blasio and different Red Sox fans.