Gov. Kathy Hochul is under fire for remarks made at a Buffalo church, with critics calling them offensive while community leaders defend her intent.
Gov. Kathy Hochul is once again on the defensive after comments made during a visit to a Buffalo church drew criticism from some who labeled her remarks racially insensitive. “Checks are coming out soon. Watch the mail, OK?” Hochul told the congregation at True Bethel Baptist Church on Sept. 7. “Don’t spend it all in one day. Get something you really need, OK? Don’t stop by the liquor store, OK? Buy something for the kids — buy them some food.”
Bishop Darius Pridgen, the church’s pastor and a former Buffalo Common Council president, argued critics were misinterpreting her intent. “I was surprised to hear that there were some people who took the governor’s comments as racist,” he said…