Stefanik Uses Viral Ceo Cheating Photo To Slam Mamdani, Hochul

It was nan Kiss Cam seen astir nan internet, and now 1 House Republican is utilizing it arsenic a governmental cudgel.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., utilized nan viral infinitesimal caught during a Coldplay performance that sparked allegations that Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his caput of quality resources, Kristin Cabot, were having an affair, to bash New York City mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.  

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"Commie Mamdani holding [Gov. Kathy Hochul] headed for re-election successful 2026," Stefanik said connected X.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Hochul and Mamdani’s offices for comment.

Stefanik has truthful acold flirted pinch a bid for nan New York governor’s mansion, but has yet to propulsion her sanction into nan race.

She was antecedently nan number 3 Republican successful House GOP activity until she was tapped to beryllium President Donald Trump’s U.S. ambassador to nan United Nations. However, Trump pulled his information and Stefanik returned to nan House, wherever she again earned a spot successful leadership.

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House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., utilized a viral video to jab New York City Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

However, Stefanik is not nan only House Republican eying a situation against Hochul, who first took agency successful 2021 aft erstwhile New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is now battling Mamdani successful New York City’s mayoral contest, resigned. She won her first afloat word successful 2022.

Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., is besides mulling a bid against Hochul, and for illustration Stefanik, has yet to denote his intentions. Lawler has doubly won successful typically Democratic districts, while Stefanik has held her spot successful a heavy reddish information of upstate New York.

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New York City mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani campaigns successful New York City connected April 16, 2025. Voters will caput to nan polls connected June 24, 2025, to ballot successful nan Democratic superior successful nan New York City mayoral election. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

But a caller canvass recovered that if either entered nan race, on pinch a imaginable 3rd successful Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, they would person an uphill climb against Hochul.

A caller canvass from Sienna College recovered that Hochul leads each imaginable gubernatorial campaigner by astatine slightest 20 points each.

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Meanwhile, Mamdani is caller from Washington D.C., wherever he met pinch nan likes of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

He’s now backmost successful New York to meet pinch Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., successful a bid to unafraid their endorsements successful his quest to hit New York City Mayor Eric Adams.