ALBANY, N.Y. — As New York’s gubernatorial race heats up heading into the fall Democrats are hammering Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin over his relationship with former president Donald Trump.
The ex-commander in chief, embroiled in controversy after federal authorities retrieved confidential and top secret records from his Florida estate, appeared at a New Jersey fundraiser Sunday alongside Zeldin as he seeks campaign cash to bolster his bid to unseat Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.
“Lee Zeldin continues to remain blindly loyal to Donald Trump and do his bidding,” said State Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs. “Trump’s price for headlining a fundraiser is loyalty at all costs, which Zeldin has offered the disgraced former president since day one.
