Looking right at Donald Trump on Friday afternoon in the Oval Office, Gov. Kathy Hochul tried a different approach from telling him he was acting like a king for his attempt to end New York’s pay-for-entry congesting pricing system.
Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York acknowledged that people were “concerned” about President Donald Trump’s “influence” Thursday when asked
Gov. Kathy Hochul said congestion is staying even as President Donald Trump’s administration has announced a deadline for congestion pricing, per a federal letter sent on Feb. 20. Federal Highway Administration (FHA) Executive Director Gloria Shepherd wrote in a letter to New York state and city officials,
Gov. Kathy Hochul met Friday with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office for what her spokesman called "a frank, candid conversation" about topics such as immigration and congestion pricing.
President Donald Trump and Gov. Kathy Hochul met in the Oval Office days after his administration revoked federal approval for New York City congestion pricing.
The governor told CBS that she believes congestion pricing is working and President Donald Trump does not have the power to unilaterally end it.
“Today, President Donald J. Trump announced new appointments to the Council of Governors, a bipartisan group of state leaders tasked with strengthening state-federal partnerships on key national security, disaster response, and military coordination issues,” read the announcement.
Adams saw the corruption charges against him dismissed and Hochul called it an attempt from the Trump administration to "interfere in the operations of our city."
President Donald Trump's administration has given New York until March 21 to comply with its order to halt Manhattan’s new congestion pricing system.