Hochul: 'Words, not bullets' in politics, Republicans blame Democrats

Learn about the history of Niagara Falls in New York in This Week in New York History.

Good afternoon — it’s Monday and National Gummy Worm Day.

MONDAY, JULY 15, 2024

• Have a question for Gov. Kathy HOCHUL? CapCon will interview Hochul this week at Hearst Tower in Manhattan. Reply to this email with questions you think we should ask her. Subscribe now to get access to the full one-hour interview.

TODAY’S CAPCON:

• After Trump shooting, candidates in N.Y. want to lower the temperature in politics.

• Republicans have asserted that rhetoric from Democrats incited the shooting.

• How much have candidates for New York City mayor raised?

• This Week in New York History: Niagara Falls, women’s rights and baseball.

☀️ Tonight’s Weather: Albany: Storms likely, low 70s. New York City: Chance of storms, high 70s. (National Weather Service)

---

(New York Governor’s Office)

🗣️ Hochul: ‘We should aspire to be a people of words, not bullets’ on ‘disgusting, cowardly’ Trump shooting

🔴 New York Republicans also condemned the shooting Monday and called on Americans to ‘unify behind some common themes.’

After former President Donald J. TRUMP was shot Saturday in an apparent assassination attempt, legislators and newsmakers began to issue statements condemning the attack.

Each of those had a clear, unified message: that violence has no place in politics, regardless of which side of the aisle you’re on.

That was also Gov. Kathy HOCHUL’s message in remarks Monday, when she spoke about the shooting direct-to-camera.

“Violence in our politics is abhorrent and we thoroughly, thoroughly condemn it. It was a disgusting, cowardly act and it does not represent the values of our country,” Hochul said.

Since the attack Hochul said she’s taken a few actions: