Kathy Hochul
Role at the time: Governor of New York
Condemned
Statement summary
New York Governor Kathy Hochul called the new tariffs illegal and said they would raise prices for household goods, groceries and building materials. She said she would join Attorney General Letitia James in fighting the tariffs to protect families and businesses.
“illegal tariffs are nothing more than a tax on hardworking families”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Hochul calls Trump's tariffs a tax on families and joins the challengeSeparate quotation attributed to Governor Hochul
The New York attorney general's office announced a lawsuit challenging the new Section 301 tariffs and included separate statements from James and Hochul. Hochul said she would fight the tariffs with James to protect New York families and businesses.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Hochul rejects the new tariffs as illegal and supports the legal challenge.