Hochul, Trump Jr. trade jabs over New York Knicks knowledge
Hochul’s joke about Trump’s Knicks fandom was factually wrong, as the team last won the NBA title in 1973, officials noted.
- On Wednesday, Governor Kathy Hochul mocked President Donald Trump by challenging him to name the starting lineup of the 1993 Championship team, a gaffe that immediately drew criticism.
- Any knowledgeable fan knows the Knicks last won a championship in 1973; the 1993 squad lost in the Eastern Conference Finals to Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls, never reaching the title round.
- Trump's son defended his father, stating, "Kathy's failed soundbite ain't gonna land well," while the Governor Hochul Press Office tweet earned over 46k likes as critics mocked the error.
- President Donald Trump confirmed he plans to attend an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden, saying, "I think I'll be going," after receiving a personal invitation.
- The exchange occurred as Governor Kathy Hochul manages a cable blackout preventing customers from watching Knicks games, prompting critics to note the irony of her focusing on fandom during the outage.
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NY Governor’s Trump Attack Backfires Spectacularly
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is facing widespread online ridicule after she attempted to undermine President Donald Trump’s claim of being a longtime New York Knicks fan — only to embarrass herself with a major factual error. Trump told reporters Wednesday that he plans to attend at least one Knicks NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden after the team swept the Cleveland Cavaliers to advance. He noted that Knicks owner James Dolan personall…
NY Governor's Trump Attack Backfires Spectacularly
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is facing widespread online ridicule after she attempted to undermine President Donald Trump’s claim of being a longtime New York Knicks fan — only to embarrass herself with a major factual error. Trump told reporters Wednesday that he plans to attend at least one Knicks NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden after the team swept the Cleveland Cavaliers to advance. He noted that Knicks owner James Dolan personall…
Kathy Hochul just ended Don Jr. with one wedding joke
Kathy Hochul and Don Jr. (Photos: Shutterstock) The official press office account for New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul (D) has gone viral with a tweet aimed at Donald Tr*mp Jr. Earlier this week, reporters quizzed Hochul on camera. Responding to a question about President Tr*mp claiming to be a fan of the New York Knicks basketball team, Hochul quipped that she’d “ask him to name the starting lineup of the 1993 Championship team and see how he d…
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Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions This challenge: “I’d ask [President Trump] to name the starting lineup of the [Knicks’] 1993 championship team.” — Gov. Kathy Hochul, Wednesday We say: Oops. In pushing the false claim that President Trump lied about being a Knicks fan, the gov exposed her own ignorance, claiming the team won the NBA championship in 1993, when it didn’t even make the finals. Then her press office pretend…
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