Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) said Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) “doesn’t have the spine” to challenge her for the governor’s seat.
Lawler announced Wednesday he has no plans to run for New York governor and will instead run for reelection in 2026. Hochul took to X the same day to mock the Republican representative.
“This is the same Mike Lawler who caved to Trump the minute he asked to rip away New Yorkers’ health care,” Hochul wrote. “Of course he doesn’t have the spine to face me.”
This is the same Mike Lawler who caved to Trump the minute he asked to rip away New Yorkers’ health care.
Of course he doesn’t have the spine to face me. https://t.co/hXAHKHGnUM
— Kathy Hochul (@KathyHochul) July 23, 2025
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