Gov. Kathy Hochul isn’t ready to endorse socialist Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral run yet, she said Thursday – as she slammed his plans to raise taxes on the rich.
“I’m focused on affordability and raising taxes on anyone does not accomplish that,” she told reporters during an event at LaGuardia Airport.
The Democratic governor had congratulated Mamdani after his apparent win, but notably didn’t endorse him in November’s general election.
I’m unaware of the timeline, and if this quote came before or after, but our guy here was up against literal fascists in his day. I think this makes the quote even more pithy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Plot
Smedley Butler was great. Imagine attempting a coup and decide to bring in a retired marine general who seems like he’s all on board with your fascist nonsense only to learn after the fact that he’s gone and been convinced of socialism
We’re up against literal fascists today, too, but this time it’s made much more progress before facing adequate resistance.
https://youtu.be/74wrX8rKtzw