Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - What's Going on With President Trump and Gov. Kathy Hochul?

Episode Date: February 25, 2025

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So let me run through it. Governor Hockel went down to D.C. on Friday to meet with Donald Trump. The reason was that the president has said he is going to knock out congestion pricing in Manhattan. He can do that because federal funds were used in repairing and constructing some roads in Manhattan. And once you use federal money, you are under federal authority. So the feds had to okay the congestion pricing. Biden did. Biden okayed it.

But Trump is rescinding it, saying that it attacks, and that's what congestion pricing is, hurts working people. And Trump is angry about a couple of things, which I'm going to lay out for you in a moment. But first, both the president and the governor had reactions to that Friday meeting. Trump said, quote, it was very cordial. She brought me a brochure with data about the effect of the new tax. She thinks it's good. By no means, was I persuaded because I don't see how I can back off? The tax is devastating.

Of course, traffic is down. Nobody wants to go there, Manhattan. and pay the price. Working people don't make enough to add that kind of charge. And then Trump went on to say that a billion dollars is wasted because New York City will not enforce payment for the MTA, for buses and subway, which is true. So why would you hurt working Americans in cars when you won't enforce the law to the tune of $1 billion? Here's how Governor Hokel replied on CBS day. Go. It wasn't an adversarial meeting, but I was very clear, especially after I found that the Trump administration had ended a program that was put in place, congestion pricing by the

duly elected members of our legislature representing the voice of the people. And with a tweet, he claims that he is the king, and therefore he has the power to destroy it. Well, not exactly. Trump is being facetious, and the governor knows that, but just tries out the problem. But she is correct in this congestion pricing was okay by the duly elected members of the legislation, which is why millions of people are fleeing New York, because the voters can't overcome the liberal machine, and the liberal machine is hurting them. So you can hide behind that governor, and you're correct, but is this good? for the people of New York City and Jersey and other people have to come in. I say no. If I were Trump, I would do the same thing.

And I would say, look, if you can rehabilitate the MTA's spending, which, I mean, millions and millions of dollars are unaccounted for, they don't know where the money is. and then the fair beaters, if you can tighten that up, then maybe we'll take another look this time next year. But we're not going to let you be irresponsible and punish working people with a congestion tax when you're not doing your job. You're not watching where the MTA spends the money.

You're not stopping the fair beating because you're inefficient. And you could use the word, I don't think that's a word that's misused when you're talking about New York State. We live in a place that does not run well. So Trump was going to win this because federal law override state law. So the legislature in New York passed anything they want, but if the President of the United States tries an executive order, it says no, it's no.

Now, New York still sue, and they're suing on the FEMA front because Trump is stopping $80 million, a grant, coming into New York City to house illegal migrants. Trump administration says, we don't know where this money's going. We don't believe it's being spent properly. So we're going to suspend it. So it's war between the president and New York State and Trump is likely to win more. most of the war.