‘Trashed American Values’: Dem Governor Claims Republican Voters Are ‘Anti-American’

Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul claimed Saturday evening on MSNBC that New York voters who support Republicans are “anti-American,” referencing comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s joke at former President Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally.

Republicans and Trump faced backlash last weekend after Hinchcliffe, performing on the rally stage, referred to Puerto Rico as a floating “island of garbage.” On “PoliticsNation,” host Rev. Al Sharpton asked Hochul for her thoughts on the joke and what message she believed it sent to New York voters.

“I was disgusted by, first of all, the lineup of individuals who spewed such venom and hatred about every person you could imagine — whether it’s women people of color. Now to single out Puerto Ricans? I’m so proud to represent one of the largest Puerto Rican populations in our country,” Hochul said. “You know what he does by not disavowing this, by not condemning this? Which he should have done and I called him out to do this. He just makes people feel that they’re not worthwhile, that they don’t have value.”

“I know this because literally right after this, I went up to east Harlem. I walked the streets. I was surrounded by people who had come from Puerto Rico — these are American citizens by the way, American citizens,” Hochul added. “They were so hurt and this was so painful for them. so many hugs, and people said, ‘We are so glad you came out here, governor, because we felt dehumanized.’ You do not think, in this great country, that we should have leader who either say this themselves or tolerate it at one of their rallies.”

Hochul went on to say that she not only believed the rally “backfired” on the former president, but also scolded voters supporting Republicans in the state, claiming they were anti-abortion, anti-woman, and against American values.

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