“Hell no.”
That’s what Gov. Kathy Hochul mentioned Friday when requested if she’d think about taking a spot within the Biden administration — as she burdened there’s nothing that would shake her steadfast assist of the president because the 2024 Democratic nominee.
Hochul — one of many 81-year-old president’s most ardent high-profile supporters within the Empire State — made it clear she has no real interest in leaving the governor’s mansion, swatting down hypothesis that she was vying for a put up within the administration.
“There’s no job on planet Earth that I’d reasonably be doing than being the governor of the best state within the nation for so long as the voters may have me,” Hochul, who says she is working for re-election in 2026, instructed reporters as she stood alongside the Hudson River after an unrelated press convention.
Requested who she goes to for counsel on nationwide political points, Hochul mentioned she usually speaks with Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer (D-NY), each of whom have publicly backed Biden since his disastrous June 27 debate efficiency.
She additionally mentioned she speaks with Queens Rep. Greg Meeks (D-NY), who this week wrote on X that “the president has executed an amazing job.
“I solicit their opinions on what’s the state of play is in Washington. I’m a former member of Congress. I’ve a whole lot of deep relationships with people who find themselves nonetheless there and that serves me properly. I communicate to the White Home. All people takes my name,” Hochul mentioned.
The governor stood by Biden after his gaffe-filled press convention Thursday night time, hailing it as a hit and saying her fellow Dems must get in line.
“That’s the individual to protect world order. If that wasn’t clear to all people, Democrat, Republican or unbiased, then I’m unsure who to hearken to, however hearken to what the president mentioned final night time,” she mentioned.
Hochul’s remarks come as some New York Democrats have began to name on Biden to scrap his re-election bid — together with her No. 2, Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado, who earlier this week referred to as for the president to step apart in a surprising public cut up with the governor.
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY), who’s combating to carry onto his aggressive Hudson Valley seat, has additionally cut up with Biden.
“Joe Biden is a patriot however is now not one of the best candidate to defeat Trump,” he wrote on X Wednesday. “For the nice of our nation, I’m asking Joe Biden to step apart — to ship on his promise to be a bridge to a brand new era of leaders.”
Friday’s press convention was the primary time Hochul spoke with the Albany press corps in virtually a month.
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