Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) and President-elect Donald Trump talked on Thursday and the two New Yorkers are getting along just fine after a phone call, despite Hochul saying Trump voters were “anti-women” and ‘anti-American” just last week.
It is debatable whether that newfound cooperation can encompass more than just infrastructure grants, especially after New York Attorney General Letitia James promised “fight back once again” against a Trump administration just as it has against Trump as a private citizen, Fox News noted.
“It was a very cordial call, and listen, I said I’ll work with anybody,” Hochul said in Puerto Rico Friday, according to Politico. She said the phone call was just basic political goodwill, noting that she ”basically just reaffirmed there are areas we can work together, like infrastructure, where we rely on federal money, and he seems to share my priorities.”
New York state needs federal funding for a variety of projects, especially for its semiconductor plant near Syracuse. House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) has put that cooperation in jeopardy. Hochul is committed to extending the Second Avenue Subway in Manhattan and to major upgrades to Penn Station, a busy but outdated transit hub. “I want Penn Station to be something that we’re all proud of. I said it can be beautiful. And he agreed,” she said of Trump.
Trump wants to turn New York City and the state away from being captives to government money. But he could be on a collision course with Hochul who said she will be “unrelenting in protecting the rights of New Yorkers.” The city council is increasingly at odds with the governor over the status of illegal immigrants in NYC. […]
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