New York’s Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul addressed the public for the first time on Wednesday, attempting to distance herself from the discredited government by saying she was “not close, physical or otherwise” during her six-year term.
During a news conference in Albany, Hochul said that Cuomo had promised a peaceful transition of power and that the “toxic” work environment he allegedly created in the executive room would not continue under his leadership.There will be “turnover” in his administration, Hochul said. “I think it’s pretty clear that the governor and I haven’t been close, physically or otherwise, in a matter of a lot of time.”
“I will stand here, at the end of my term, whenever it ends, no one will describe my administration as a toxic work environment,” she said.
Hochul, a Democrat who briefly served in Congress representing the Buffalo-area district, will be the first woman to become governor of New York.
Cuomo, 63, announced his resignation on Tuesday, Aug. 24, after state Attorney General Letitia James reported that he sexually assaulted 11 women from 2013 to 2020 in violation of state and federal law. Did.
