Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman called Gov. Kathy Hochul “un-American” Tuesday for making contradictory statements about the US strikes against Iran.
“At a time when American servicemembers are risking everything, Kathy Hochul should be supporting our troops, not attacking our country,” Blakeman told The Post.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman called Gov. Kathy Hochul “un-American” Tuesday for making contradictory statements about the US strikes against Iran. Dennis A. Clark for NY Post“Her comments are un-American and prove she is right in line with radicals like [New York City Mayor] Zohran Mamdani who blame America first instead of putting us first,” he said.
Hochul, while blasting the Iranian regime as a global threat, said Sunday, “It’s deeply disturbing that we entered a war without an exit strategy, and sadly there’s people all across our country, in places like New York City, that are anxious now.”
On Monday she said, “No one is ever going to defend that regime. Full stop.”
But the Democratic governor then questioned President Trump’s actions aimed at toppling the Iranian mullahs and stopping the terror-sponsoring country from developing nuclear bombs.
Hochul, while blasting the Iranian regime as a global threat, said Sunday, “It’s deeply disturbing that we entered a war without an exit strategy, and sadly there’s people all across our country, in places like New York City, that are anxious now.” Paul Martinka for NY Post“The scale of what is happening now demands answers. This has been described by the president as the largest military offensive the world has ever seen. So, what is the objective here?” Hochul said.
She also warned the war could lead to a spike in gas prices.
“It’s going to have a direct effect on the pump right here in New York state, probably in a matter of days, if not hours as New Yorkers are going to again, see the impact of these decisions outside their own control,” she said.
The Iranian capital of Tehran on Tuesday after a strike. AFP via Getty ImagesThe Hochul campaign accused underdog Blakeman of slinging a “desperate” attack on behalf of his pal, Trump.
“This false attack shows how desperate Bruce Blakeman is for Donald Trump’s approval – even after he didn’t lift a finger when Trump tried to defund the NYPD and pull the plug on nearly $200M in vital counterterrorism funding to keep New Yorkers safe,” said Hochul campaign spokesperson Ryan Radulovacki.
“The scale of what is happening now demands answers. This has been described by the president as the largest military offensive the world has ever seen. So, what is the objective here?” Hochul said. Parspix/ABACA/Shutterstock“Governor Hochul puts New Yorkers, the issues they care about, and this country above political games,” the Hochul rep added.
But Hochul was more measured in her criticism than Democratic socialist Mamdani.
He called the US and Israeli strikes in Iran a “catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression.”
Gov. Kathy Hochul answers questions from reporters after she and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the first four NYC communities set to receive free 2-K seats during a press conference Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post“Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war. Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace,” Mamdani said.
On Tuesday, Mamdani stood his ground on his anti-Iran war statement, but criticized the country’s oppressive and murderous regime.
“The Iranian government has engaged in systematic repression of its own people, even killing thousands of Iranians who were seeking to express the most basic forms of dissent earlier this year. It is a brutal government,” Mamdani said when asked if Iran is better off after the killing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“And I’ve also said that while I may be a young mayor, I am old enough to remember the devastating consequences of our country pursuing a war with the intent of regime change in that very same region, not that many years ago,” he said, perhaps referring to the US invasion of Iraq.






