Early voting numbers could spell trouble for embattled Rep. Jamaal Bowman as Hochul snubs the ‘Squad’ member

Gov. Kathy Hochul threw shade at Rep. Jamaal Bowman ahead of Tuesday’s Democratic primary, while early voting numbers could spell trouble for the embattled “Squad” member.

During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, Hochul said she hadn’t taken sides in the race between Bowman and moderate challenger George Latimer, who serves as the Westchester County executive.

But she made it clear she disagrees with Bowman’s view on the Israel-Hamas war when asked about the congressman accusing the Jewish military of committing “genocide” in Gaza.

“I stand strongly with Israel,” Hochul said.

“I went to Israel after Oct. 7. It was traumatizing still to see the images of women who were raped and what the country endured,” the governor said.

Bowman apologized last week after saying that reports of rapes and child murder by Hamas militants in Israel on Oct. 7 were a “lie” and “propaganda” at a November anti-Israel rally.