Stefanik calls Hochul ‘total hypocrite’ over National Guard use

Stefanik blasts Hochul in speech at state Capitol

Although U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik has not officially entered the race for New York governor, she gave what might be described as a campaign speech on Monday.

Stefanik calls Hochul ‘total hypocrite’ over National Guard use

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), who is weighing a possible run for New York governor next year, blasted incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) as a “hypocrite” Monday after Hochul joined other Democratic governors in calling President Trump’s National Guard deployment in California over the weekend “an alarming abuse of power.”