FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
SARATOGA, N.Y. – In case you missed it, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined Cats & Cosby today with hosts John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby to discuss how Kathy Hochul owns all of Commie Mamdani’s Far Left Democrat radical positions including raising taxes, defunding the police, antisemitism, and government-run grocery stores.
LISTEN to the interview HERE on RUMBLE!
On Hochul and NY Dems Bending the Knee to Mamdani:
CHAIRWOMAN STEFANIK:
“I have said for months that it was inevitable for Kathy Hochul and other New York Democrats to bend the knee to this raging antisemite communist Zohran Mamdani, who’s going to destroy New York City and ultimately destroy New York State. Kathy Hochul clearly was having issues among her Democratic base, which shows in poll after poll, and this is her appeasing of the far left. She did not have to do this endorsement. She chose to do this, so she owns his defund the police position, she owns his antisemitism, she owns his government-run grocery stores which, as the co-host John Catsimatidis says, would devastate small businesses in New York City.”
On The Danger Facing New York if Hochul and Mamdani Win:
CHAIRWOMAN STEFANIK:
“It’s very dangerous for New York and as we know the rest of the country watches New York City. It is an iconic city it is emblematic of the American dream and to destroy this successful innovative beacon of, again, the American dream. Capitalism, pro-worker, pro-business, pro-innovation, that is what they are on the path towards destruction of, again, the greatest city arguably in the world. So it’s very, very dangerous for New Yorkers. And again, just picking apart Mamdani’s unbelievable inexperience and just the craziness of his positions. On one hand, he fully embraces defunding the police and then on the other hand he says to the New York Times he’s going to order the police to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This is how antisemitic, anti-police this individual is and it’s going to hurt New York City residents and residents across the state.”
On President Trump Monitoring Situation in New York Election:
JOHN CATSIMATIDIS:
By the way, President Trump was talking about you last night and it was very impressive.
CHAIRWOMAN STEFANIK:
He’s paying close attention. He is a New Yorker at heart, as you know, John. Even though he technically lives in Florida, he is a New Yorker through and through. He knows everybody, he knows the lay of the land in terms of New York City especially, and he’s paying very close attention to everything going on.
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