Kathy Hochul
Appearances
Morning Wire
House Budget Bill Battle & NY’s Wildcat Strike | 2.26.25
I think we have 380 people on the first list through the Attorney General's office and they're being served by state police as we speak. This is in violation of law.
Morning Wire
US-Russia Seek Peace & DC’s Housing Market Chaos | 2.19.25
I cannot, as the governor of this state, have a knee-jerk, politically motivated reaction like a lot of other people are saying right now. I have to do what's smart, what's right, and I'm consulting with other leaders in government at this time.
Morning Wire
Trudeau Calls It Quits & Biden’s Drilling Ban | 1.7.25
You heard that correctly. It was $15 before, and now it is $9. That is a 40% reduction. This lower toll will save daily commuters nearly $1,500 annually.
Morning Wire
Trump Speech Fallout & Sanctuary Mayors Testify | 3.6.25
It created very unsafe circumstances. We have warned them day after day after day that you're going to lose your health care. The health care is gone. People are going to be arrested. You could be going to jail. You've lost your job. You lost your income. You've lost everything.
Morning Wire
Epstein Contacts Release & Hackman Death Investigation | Afternoon Update | 2.27.25
So I was just trying to appeal to him as a New Yorker and say, This is good for New York. I said, I wasn't sure it was going to work like this. I guarantee you, this is a little bit of an experiment. But I think other cities are going to look at what we're doing here and say we reduce congestion. We also improve the quality of life dramatically for everyone who lives in this district.
The Charlie Kirk Show
What's Driving the Democrat Death Spiral?
We're not going to allow this mass deportation where we will cooperate. And I did this even under the Biden administration. if you have a warrant or you know someone's on a terrorism watch list or committing crimes in their home country or committing crimes here, that's a different category. And I will help you with those to protect everyone.
The Charlie Kirk Show
What's Driving the Democrat Death Spiral?
But don't bleed over into going to schools and sensitive places. So our state policy, our state law does not allow for our state police to be involved in those situations. Now, what we have are some renegade counties in New York because individual counties can sign a pact with ICE.
The Charlie Kirk Show
What's Driving the Democrat Death Spiral?
They are cooperating with their local police departments, but what I control is the state police, and they will not cooperate.
The Daily
Trump 2.0: Rewriting Histories
And... After careful consideration, I have determined that I will not commence removal proceedings at this time. My strong belief is that the will of the voters and the supremacy and sanctity of Democratic elections... preclude me from any other action.
The Daily
Trump 2.0: Rewriting Histories
New York is facing a grave threat from Washington. The Trump administration is already trying to use the legal jeopardy facing our mayor as leverage to squeeze and punish our city. I called the Trump revenge tour and I have to stand in its way.
The Rachel Maddow Show
Maddow: To block Trump's agenda, help Republican politicians find their spines
At 1.01 p.m. today, the US Department of Transportation emailed us a letter from Secretary Duffy announcing their attempt to end the congestion pricing program in the state of New York. At 1.58 p.m., President Donald Trump tweeted, long live the king. I'm here to say, New York hasn't labored under a king in over 250 years. And we are not. We sure as hell are not gonna start now.
The Rachel Maddow Show
Maddow: To block Trump's agenda, help Republican politicians find their spines
The streets of this city where battles were fought, we stood up to a king and we won then. In case you don't know New Yorkers, when we're in a fight, we do not back down, not now, not ever.
The Rachel Maddow Show
Maddow: To block Trump's agenda, help Republican politicians find their spines
I think the bear has been poked.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
Good afternoon. At 1.41 today, this office received an order of extradition for a New York doctor, an abortion provider who lives upstate. She has been accused of participating in a murder, and they're saying that she is to be dealt with. the crime charged with the crime of a criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
Louisiana has changed their laws, but that has no bearing on the laws here in the state of New York. Doctors take an oath to protect their patients. I took an oath of office to protect all New Yorkers, and I will uphold not only our Constitution, but the laws of our land, and I will not be signing an extradition order that came from the governor of Louisiana. Not now, not ever.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
I want to be very clear on that. And to establish... that this is known across the state. We have sent out a law enforcement notice that certain out-of-state warrants are not enforceable in the state of New York. So anyone who possibly pulls over an individual or is involved in a situation where a doctor who is protected under our laws is told you are not to cooperate and enforce this extradition.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
So I want to be clear that we have taken all the steps we can to protect this doctor, to continue allowing her to continue practicing what we believe is reproductive health, which I believe is an essential right.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
We put this in place as soon as we heard about the overturning of Roe v. Wade. I need to protect our doctors because telemedicine is the number one reason people can get abortion pills. And two-thirds of all abortions are now by pills. And they've been approved by the FDA for 20 years. It's safe.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
We have a doctor who's trying to help someone in another state who's denied the right of control over her own body, just doing what her oath requires her to do. And now she's treated like a criminal. It was not a tough decision for me, Rachel. I said, no and hell no. I will never, ever send this person into harm's way to stand for 15 years of possible jail time for just being a doctor.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
And that's what our country's come to. This is the ripple effect of the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the stacking of the Supreme Court under the last of Trump administration. My mother's generation fought for these rights. My generation was able to take them for granted. And they're not there for my daughter's graduate, my daughter's generation.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
My God, we've got to stand up and fight and let these women know. And I'm sorry for the sisters in these states where they're being repressed. But we should not allow government mandated pregnancies. That's what happens when women don't have control of their own body. So we're always proud to stand up for women's rights here in the state of New York.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
I believe it is, because what they've set up was by saying this goes back to the individual states. Well, I have to stand up for my state laws. The law that I signed in 2022 and again updated in 2023 says I have a responsibility, a legal responsibility to protect this doctor and other providers who are exercising this form of care for women, even out of state.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
So, yes, it'll probably end up in another judicial litigation situation. But We've got it. We can't just roll over and play dead here, Rachel. I mean, what are we supposed to do? Let this happen? No, we've got to fight for these rights. This is the place where the women's rights movement started in 1848.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
We had reproductive rights passed by a Republican governor and Republican legislature three years before Roe v. Wade. Let's look at that history and have people start saying, my God, how did this happen? We cannot have this. And as a governor, I will always stand up for the people of my state.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
It's truly all we have. As sad as that sounds, I served as a member of Congress when the House was Republicans, but we had Democratic leaders in the Senate. So there's always this firewall to stop crazy from happening. We don't have that anymore. I work so hard to elect enough Democrats to make Hakeem Jeffries the speaker just to be a counterbalance.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
If we ended up with Donald Trump in the White House, we came as far as we could in New York. Other states didn't get there. This is what we have to focus on. 2026 is right around the corner. So we as Democratic governors need the reinforcements to stop this in Washington. But until that time, we are it. And we have a lot of bold, courageous leaders. They're great friends of mine.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
And the message that I want to deliver, we're not going to have a hair on fire every moment. There's too much incoming. And you lose your credibility with the American people if they think all you're trying to do is attack, attack, attack, attack. Now, if the Trump administration...
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
wants to roll up their sleeves and work with me to make New York City great again, help me invest in the subway system, make the subway system up to extend the second-hand subway up to Harlem so communities of color can have a shorter commute to the money jobs down in Wall Street, you have my attention. I'll work with you. That's what I'm trying to do.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
And fight for congestion pricing, which I wasn't sure how it would work. Rachel, people are getting around the city with ease and more of the commuters are coming in saying, my ride, I shaved 20, 30 minutes and that is worth the cost. So these are areas I'm happy to work with the Trump administration. So it's not all anti everything.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
But you come after any of the rights that we take for granted in our state. Now you've got a fight on your hands.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
Let me tell you from a couple of angles here. One is that this is unbelievably unprecedented for the Department of Justice in Washington to interfere in this way. My husband was a 30-year federal product executor. Barack Obama made him his United States attorney. You look at what happened here. This is not supposed to happen in our system of justice.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
The Bondi administration in that Department of Justice is already showing they're corrupt. Now, set that aside. I did see the letter. That was issued by the acting United States attorney. The allegations are extremely concerning and serious. Yes. But I cannot, as the governor of this state, have a knee jerk, politically motivated reaction like a lot of other people are saying right now.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
I have to do what's smart, what's right. And I'm consulting with other leaders in government at this time. Got to have one sane person in the state who can. cut through all the crap and say, what is my responsibility? Guide me to do.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
And just as when the allegations came out last September and the city was in chaos, I said, I will intercede, work with the mayor to get rid of a lot of people who are under indictment, calm it down, bring in a new police chief commissioner who's doing an outstanding job. Our subways are safer. People are feeling better around the city. More people are coming back. I don't want
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
are rebirthed to be stopped by this. I have to maintain stability and the chaos and do what's right for the city of New York, because as governor, I also represent the city. These are my constituents as well. I'm going to make sure they're protected here. So if this just happened, I need some time to process this and figure out the right approach.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams
It's nice to get a break from the action out there. You can stay in here.