Hochul has 'very cordial' call with Trump following combative press conference with AG James

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she called President-elect Trump on Thursday to "reaffirm" the pair can work together in areas like infrastructure where the state relies on federal funding. - www.foxnews.com

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The call came a day after Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James held a combative press conference where James vowed to "fight back once again" against a Trump administration and defend the rights of New Yorkers and the rule of law. "It was a very cordial call, and listen, I said I'll work with anybody," Hochul said, at a post-election political event in Puerto Rico Friday, according to Politico. She said it was an appropriate courtesy to congratulate the winner of an election.

"I basically just reaffirmed there are areas we can work together, like infrastructure, where we rely on federal money, and he seems to share my priorities." TRUMP HATING NY ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES VOWS WAR WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT IN DIVISIVE NEWS CONFERENCE New York relies on federal funding via the CHIPS and Science Act for its semiconductor plant near Syracuse, the future of which was thrown into doubt after Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans would likely repeal the law, although he later walked back the comment. The Micron semiconductor plant could bring 50,000 jobs to Central.



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