Bruce Blakeman calls Kathy Hochul Zohran Mamdani's 'puppet' during New York campaign rally

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.

Speaking at the event in Yorktown Heights, New York, Blakeman, the current Nassau County executive, accused his opponent of embracing the democratic socialist mayor's agenda while failing to crack down on illegal immigration and crime.

"Kathy Hochul, she was out campaigning with Mamdani this week," Blakeman said, according to the New York Post.