Overview
- In an MS NOW interview with Chris Hayes, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Rep. Elise Stefanik is "full of s**t," calling her stance extreme.
- Stefanik posted on X that if Zohran Mamdani "walks" and "talks" like a jihadist, then "he’s a jihadist," calling him "Kathy Hochul’s jihadist."
- Earlier at the Oval Office, President Donald Trump said he does not think Mamdani is a jihadist and described meeting a "very rational" person.
- Stefanik, who has launched a 2026 gubernatorial bid against Hochul, has repeatedly used the "jihadist" label for the New York City mayor-elect.
- Hochul said Stefanik is "more extreme than Donald Trump" and accused her of spreading hateful rhetoric and fueling potential political violence.