Blakeman calls Hochul Mamdani's 'puppet' at rally as Democrats campaign together
At a Sunday GOP rally in Yorktown Heights, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman called Gov. Kathy Hochul a "puppet" of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Hochul and Mamdani held their own rally in Brooklyn the same day, ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
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Right · 2Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, called Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul a "puppet" of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a campaign rally on Sunday, 25 October 2026. Fox NewsR “Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman blasted Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul as a "puppet" of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a campaign rally Sunday.” Read at Fox News ↗ New York PostR “Bruce Blakeman slammed Gov. Kathy Hochul as lefty Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “puppet” during a GOP campaign rally at an upstate shopping center Sunday” Read at New York Post ↗ Right · 2Speaking to about 200 GOP supporters at the Triangle Shopping Center in Yorktown Heights, he said he was glad Hochul had campaigned with Mamdani, urged her to "take him everywhere you go," and called the mayor "un-American, antisemite, anti-Christian" and the person running the Democratic Party. New York PostR “Blakeman told about 200 GOP supporters at the Triangle Shopping Center in Yorktown Heights.” Read at New York Post ↗ Fox NewsR “this un-American, antisemite, anti-Christian mayor is running the Democratic Party and Kathy Hochul is nothing more than his puppet” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 2He also accused Hochul of failing on crime and illegal immigration, criticising the state's sanctuary policy and its refusal to cooperate with ICE, and said "There is no consequence for committing crimes in New York State." New York PostR ““There is no consequence for committing crimes in New York State,” Blakeman said.” Read at New York Post ↗ Fox NewsR “accused his opponent of embracing the democratic socialist mayor's agenda while failing to crack down on illegal immigration and crime” Read at Fox News ↗
Right · 1Other Republicans joined him, including US Rep. Mike Lawler, who said Hochul spends more on "criminal illegal migrants" than on veterans, and attorney general candidate Saritha Komatireddy; Jessica and Thomas Gorman, whose daughter was killed in Chicago in March in a shooting for which a Venezuelan migrant, Jose Medina, is charged with first-degree murder, also appeared. New York PostR ““She spends more on criminal illegal migrants than she does on our veterans,” Lawler said of Hochul.”“The 26-year-old Venezuelan migrant was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm.” Read at New York Post ↗ Right · 1The same day, Mamdani and Hochul held a get-out-the-vote rally at Medgar Evers College in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where Mamdani credited Hochul with helping invest $1.2 billion in universal child care and said Blakeman would cancel the program if elected. New York PostR “The political odd couple appeared at a get-out-the-vote rally in Crown Heights, where Mamdani touted his partnership with Hochul and credited her with helping to invest $1.2 billion in universal child care”“we have a Republican candidate who is to say if he’s to win he will cancel universal childcare” Read at New York Post ↗ Right · 1Hochul called Blakeman "next level crazy," said he wants to bring "Trump-style leadership to Albany," and criticised President Trump over election integrity and gas prices. New York PostR “before taking aim at Blakeman, whom she branded “next level crazy.””““He says, ‘I want to bring Trump-style leadership to Albany’,” she said, in reference to Blakeman.” Read at New York Post ↗
Right · 1The two Democrats have endorsed each other and appeared together at press conferences, first stumping together in Brooklyn's McCarren Park on Friday; Mamdani also released a pro-Hochul ad this month. New York PostR “The mayor and governor have endorsed each other’s respective campaigns and appeared together during numerous press conferences. Mamdani also released a pro-Hochul campaign ad this month.”“The pair stumped together for the first time in Brooklyn’s McCarren Park on Friday.” Read at New York Post ↗ Right · 1Fox News reported that Mamdani earlier accused Blakeman of "bigotry and racism" after a debate this month, and that Blakeman had called Hochul the "most pro-criminal governor" during a subway campaign appearance; it said it had asked Hochul's and Mamdani's offices for comment. Fox NewsR “Mamdani has also publicly criticized Blakeman, accusing the Republican gubernatorial candidate of engaging in "bigotry and racism" following a debate between Blakeman and Hochul earlier this month.”“Fox News Digital has reached out to Hochul's and Mamdani's offices for comment.” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 1Hochul, seeking a second full term, faces Blakeman in the Nov. 3 election; the New York Post noted it remains to be seen whether Mamdani's Democratic Socialists of America allies will turn out for her. New York PostR “It remains to be seen whether Mamdani’s Democratic Socialists of America comrades will turn out for Hochul on Nov. 3” Read at New York Post ↗
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- Framing
- Both outlets frame the story around Blakeman's attack on Hochul as Mamdani's "puppet", tying it to crime, sanctuary policy and immigration, and present Hochul's alliance with a democratic socialist mayor as a liability.
- Emphasis
- Blakeman's quotes and Republican allies at the rally; Hochul-Mamdani partnership and the rise of democratic socialists in New York politics.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Coverage is only from right-leaning outlets; no Hochul or Mamdani response to the "puppet" remark is reported, and Blakeman's description of Mamdani is not tested against evidence.
- Charged language
- “lefty Mayor”“soft-on-immigration sanctuary policy”“criminal illegal immigrants”“political odd couple”“FAR-LEFT SURGE”
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“calling out the governor over the state’s soft-on-immigration sanctuary policy” — New York Post
“Hochul, a more moderate Democrat who has teamed up with the lefty mayor despite their political differences” — New York Post
“FAR-LEFT SURGE: MAMDANI-BACKED CANDIDATES OUST DEM ESTABLISHMENT INCUMBENTS” — Fox News
What every side reports
- Blakeman called Hochul Mamdani's "puppet" at a Sunday rally.
- Hochul and Mamdani have campaigned together, including at a Brooklyn rally.
- Blakeman is the Republican candidate for governor and Nassau County executive; the election is on Nov. 3.
Bruce Blakeman person
Presents Hochul as controlled by Mamdani and as soft on crime and illegal immigration, and calls for a return to "American values".
““There is no consequence for committing crimes in New York State,” Blakeman said. “We got to get back to American values.” — New York Post
Kathy Hochul person
Casts herself as having a record of accomplishment and as fighting Trump-style politics; she called Blakeman "next level crazy". No response to the "puppet" remark is reported.
“What I am also doing is letting them know the contrast between what records of accomplishment look like and feel like” — New York Post
Zohran Mamdani person
Backs Hochul, touts their child-care investment and warns Blakeman would cancel it; has accused Blakeman of "bigotry and racism".
“he will cancel universal childcare” — New York Post
“accusing the Republican gubernatorial candidate of engaging in "bigotry and racism"” — Fox News
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Blakeman slams ‘Mamdani’s puppet’ Hochul over NY immigration policy, crime
Critical Reports Blakeman's rally speech largely on his terms, describing New York's policy as "soft-on-immigration" and stressing crime by migrants.
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Mayor Mamdani and Gov. Hochul team up to bash Trump, Bruce Blakeman, at campaign rally
Mixed Covers the Hochul-Mamdani rally with their quotes while using wry descriptions such as "odd couple" and questioning DSA turnout.
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Bruce Blakeman calls Kathy Hochul Zohran Mamdani's 'puppet' during New York campaign rally
Neutral Reports the "puppet" remark, attributed to the New York Post, with context on democratic socialist gains and earlier Blakeman-Mamdani clashes.
- 25 Oct 14:00 First Fox NewsR Hochul faces revolt from unlikely New Yorkers as Democrats deliver scathing verdict on their party
- 25 Oct 22:14 +8h 14m New York PostR Blakeman slams ‘Mamdani’s puppet’ Hochul over NY immigration policy, crime
- 25 Oct 22:46 +8h 46m New York PostR Mayor Mamdani and Gov. Hochul team up to bash Trump, Bruce Blakeman, at campaign rally
- 26 Oct 02:33 +12h 33m Fox NewsR Bruce Blakeman calls Kathy Hochul Zohran Mamdani's 'puppet' during New York campaign rally
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