Gov. Kathy Hochul: If You Are Voting Republican, You Are ‘Anti-American’

For New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), a vote for former President Donald Trump is a vote against America.

Hochul, a Democrat, was on MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation” Saturday with host Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss the election as well as Trump’s rally last week in Madison Square Garden, which she claimed “backfired” on the Republican presidential nominee, per Mediaite.

Sharpton asked Hochul about the rally, which has been controversial since Oct. 27 when comedian Tony Hinchcliffe referred to Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean,” IJR previously reported.

“You do not think in this great country that you we should have leaders who either say this themselves or will tolerate it at one of their rallies,” she said, per Mediaite. “I think this rally backfired on him.”

She then said voting for Republicans is un-American, especially in New York. She specifically noted New York Republicans are like all other Republicans.

“It gave me a chance to tie the Republicans running in these seats, the incumbents, closer to Donald Trump,” she said, adding, “remind everybody, if you’re voting for these Republicans in New York, you are voting for someone who supports Donald Trump and you’re anti-woman, you’re anti-abortion, and basically you’re anti-American.”