Hochul, Suozzi, Williams exchange blows in final Dem gubernatorial primary debateBy Zach Williams, Bernadette Hogan and Nolan Hicks
June 16, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul sustained repeated blows from rivals Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Rep. Tom Suozzi in the final debate ahead of the June 28 Democratic gubernatorial primary.
Williams and Suozzi (D-Nassau) repeatedly jabbed at touchy subjects like rising crime, skyrocketing rents and her past support from the NRA and decade-old views on illegal immigration.
“The governor said she would set up an ICE post and arrest people who came to apply for government services. And there’s a thru line to now,” Williams said in reference to Hochul’s time as Erie County clerk.
“She didn’t evolve after Columbine. She didn’t evolve after Virginia Tech. Only thing that evolves are the governor’s political ambitions,” Suozzi said of her record on gun control while invoking mass shootings in past decades.
The governor swung back at her male challengers to her left and right.
“You’re not really in a position to lecture anybody about ethics, Congressman,” Hochul said to Suozzi in reference to an ongoing congressional investigation of past stock trades.
“It’s my turn to answer … please, stop interrupting me,” Hochul said to Suozzi at another point.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/06/16/hochul-suozzi-williams-exchange-blows-in-final-dem-gubernatorial-primary-debate/
