Hochul and Mamdani THOUGHT They Had This Won… Then Realized She Walked Right Into Trump's Trap!

Kathy Hochul wanted a fight with President Donald Trump over ICE, New York, and $87 million in federal security money. Well, congratulations Kathy, you just got the deluxe package. Because while Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohra Mamdani, they were basically standing there yelling, give us our money, the Trump administration had a slightly different response. Well, how about Operation Rotten Apple? And then of course, ICE went across New York and arrested 2,197 people. Oh, that wasn't in the brochure. No, it wasn't. That was on the next page. So DHS says that the operation included murderers, rapists, gang members, child predators, drug traffickers, and various other serious offenders. Now, Kathy Hochul, of course, disputes how DHS is characterizing all these different arrests. So naturally, everybody's getting along great. But here's where this gets absolutely ridiculous, because underneath this $87 million food fight is a much bigger battle over, well, 287G, sanctuary policies, local police, ICE, and what happens when Albany tells Washington, we're not helping you enforce immigration law. Now, apparently Washington's response was, okay, well, we'll just go ahead and do it ourselves. Whoops. Yeah. Whoopsie. So we're going to go ahead and follow this rabbit hole all the way to freak down because somehow this story also, it includes Kathy Hochul wearing a hijab at a mosque, a Times Square public safety controversy, and DSA activists talking about going after ICE. Now, has Kathy Hochul converted over to Islam? I'm curious about this. Folks, this is not a news cycle. This is a yard sale. Everything is out on the lawn. So go ahead and subscribe to the channel because, well, we're about to go ahead and sort through this entire mess. And we're also going to figure out exactly what happened, what didn't happen, and what happens next. And of course, if by the end of the video, you're sitting there scratching your head like I am, like Ron, that was absolutely worth my time. Go ahead and hit the like button. Don't hold out. Just give me the like. That's all I ask. And of course, if you need free Medicare health through chapter, check out the description down below the video, you'll find the link and their phone number. Phone number is 909-563-8279. And of course the average senior saving about $1,100 a year. So grab a helmet, guys. Let's go ahead and dive into this mess. Now, Kathy Hochul, she thought that she found her big moment. She got in front of the cameras, puffed out her chest, announced that President Trump and his administration were withholding $87 million from New York. Now, public safety money, counterterrorism money, gone, according to her at least. Tragic, truly. Somebody please get this woman a tissue. Except here's the problem, folks. This is not what happened. And it's not even close. Nobody took anything from Kathy Hochul. She had the money sitting right there. All she had to do was say yes. And, well, she said no. And in trying to make Trump look like the villain, she walked herself directly into her own trap, live, on camera, in front of the entire country. 10 out of 10 for confidence. Zero out of 10 for research. Now, folks, this is exactly why I created the Ron Yates Report, because politicians give you the headline. The important stuff is usually hiding three floors down in the basement behind a filing cabinet underneath a document called 287G. Ain't nobody got time for that. So, of course, the Ron Yates Report is where I break down what happened, why it matters, and most importantly, what I'm watching next. Because an $87 million fight in New York might sound like somebody else's problem, right up until the same fight starts affecting federal funding, policies, immigration enforcement, your taxes, social security, and what happens in your state exactly. So this is the advantage I want you to have. Not just knowing what happened after everybody else knows it, knowing what today's story could cause tomorrow. So if you'd like that informational advantage without needing a law degree and six hours on Google, just go ahead and join the Ron Yates Report. There's a link in the description down below. Do not just watch what happened. Watch what happens because it happened. So what was the actual deal that Kathy Hockel turned down? Well, it's pretty simple. The federal government said, hey, take this money, but about 10% of it goes toward immigration enforcement. And of course, New York has to work with ICE through something called the 287G program. That's it, guys. This is the whole ask. Kathy Hockel said no thanks, which means Kathy Hockel, governor of New York state, chose, chose, operative word here, chose to turn away $79 million in real counterterrorism funding rather than cooperate with federal immigration enforcement for even one dime of it. Now, let that sit with you for a second, guys. She would rather leave New Yorkers with less protection than shake hands with ICE. This is not funding dispute, guys. This is a priorities problem. Today, after a quarter century of successfully thwarting other attacks on our homeland, our brave police and firefighters learn that the Trump administration is abandoning them. That's right. Donald Trump withholding funding intended to keep New Yorkers safe from another terrorism attack. And that's exactly why we're standing here together today, to stand up and fight back against the unprecedented, reckless and dangerous decisions being made in Washington. The Department of Homeland Security, the agency created in response to 9-11, is withholding 40% of New York state's counterterrorism funding. Yes, 40%. That's from New York state, the number one terror target in the nation. A place where just recently, a terror plot against our state capital was uncovered. That 40% adds up to $87 million. That's $87 million they owe us. Now, of course, here's where it gets absolutely spicy, because this isn't Kathy Hochul's first rodeo with police funding. No, in fact, you guys remember when Mayor Zoran Mamdani tried to slice $22 million out of the NYPD budget? Real money, real cops, real cuts. A recent budget proposal by Mayor Mamdani could see major cuts to the NYPD. News 12's Karina Geary has the details. Less than two months into his first term, and Mayor Mamdani is already facing financial blows. When we took office, we inherited a historic budget gap. The mayor is now tasked with closing a $5.4 billion deficit over the next two years. In order to do that, the mayor is proposing cutting $22 million in NYPD funding, as well as end-of-the-face hiring of 5,000 new officers that the previous administration was spending for. You know, that's sending bad messages. They can't try to balance budgets on the backs of police officers and retirees. This comes as the NYPD is dealing with a staffing shortage. We're losing over 250 police officers to 300 police officers a month. News 12 spoke with the mayor back in November about this very shortage, and he told us he would do whatever he could to work with the PBA. Are you willing to work with the Police Benevolence Association to help rectify the gap here? I'm willing to work with anyone and everyone to ensure that we are delivering public safety, and I look forward to doing so. But the police union president believes this new proposal goes against what the mayor said just three months ago. Public safety matters in this city, and they can't, you know, be going from cutting budgets in the NYPD because this city thrives on public safety. This proposal also comes as serious crimes like murder and rape are up in the Bronx this year compared to last, and felony assaults and rapes are up in Brooklyn. That's according to NYPD data. We reached out to police for comment, and they referred us to the mayor's office. We should be strengthening the systems that protect New Yorkers. The federal government is walking away from that responsibility. That is why we are here together today to call on Washington to restore the funding that our city is owed, funding that our first responders need, funding that is essential to keeping New Yorkers safe. I want to take a moment to make clear where this funding goes. We are not talking about reports or studies or abstract security proposals. We are talking about the money needed to fully fund 12 bomb squads across New York. We are talking about the money needed to ensure that in the event of a catastrophic attack, the FDNY can communicate internally and respond effectively. And we are talking about making sure that should New Yorkers ever face a radiological threat, our first responders have the training, the equipment, and the capabilities they need to To put it simply, there is no excuse for the federal government to leave the nation's largest city to shoulder this burden alone. And it is funding that affects NYPD, FDNY, NYSEM, emergency preparedness across the board. And that is what is so galling about this is we're not speaking about money that could be used to some potential benefit. This is exactly the kinds of operations and equipment that are critical, and they are critical on a day-to-day basis. But now, now suddenly Mamdani and Hochul are standing at a podium together, red-faced, demanding federal police funding like their lives depended on it. Wait, I'm confused, guys. Do you want less police money or more police money? You got to pick a lane, folks. I mean, look, you see what I'm saying here? You can't torch the NYPD budget on on Tuesday and then cry poverty on Wednesday. This is a magic trick. So here's the real kicker, though. Nobody's actually seen where the $22 million went either. It's funny how that works, right? Money just keeps on disappearing around these two people and, well, somehow it always ends up being somebody else's fault. If you know somebody still scrolling past this thing and, oh, this is just a funding story, go ahead and send them this video. Once they see what's underneath this thing, they're not going to scroll past it again. So of course, Washington got tired of all the different games. DHS looked at New York, looked at Kathy Hochul's little press conference and said, fine, okay, we'll handle it ourselves. Enter Operation Rotten Apple. Chef's kiss on that name, right, by the way? Anyway, whoever came up with that name deserves a raise, right? Drop a raise. Anyway, federal agents rolled straight into New York City. No invitation from Kathy Hochul required. No permission from Zoram Mamdani requested. Now, here's the big thing, guys. Federal law is still federal law, even in a state that doesn't want to cooperate. 30 days, one mission, and Operation Rotten Apple was just getting started. Now, Kathy Hochul, she thought refusing the money would keep ICE out of her state. Well, instead, she just guaranteed ICE showed up anyway without her even having to say how it happened. This is not winning, Governor. This is the opposite of winning. Operation Rotten Apple was an operation we decided to take on because you have a very liberal-slash-socialist mayor here in New York City that, instead of working with law enforcement, tries to cut NYPD's budget by $22 million and refuses to work with federal law enforcement. You have a governor that refuses to work with us. But over the last 30 days, Operation Rotten Apple has taken over 2,100 criminals off our streets. That's the worst of the worst. 2,100. We focused on them all across the state of New York. These arrests included gang members, rapists, murderers, and child predators, which I believe there's a special place in hell for those individuals. Here are just a few as you look right here beside you. There's a few individuals here that we have highlighted. A 50-year-old citizen from Ukraine whose criminal history includes conviction of kidnapping, abduction, possession of a weapon, and murder. We have a 38-year-old citizen from India who has a criminal history that includes conviction of rape in Germany. Yet, underneath the Biden administration, we allow this individual to come in and roam our streets. A 53-year-old from Colombia who was arrested of sexual assault against a child. These individuals should never have been on our streets. But while the radical left sanctuary states protect illegals, underneath Trump's administration and the Department of Homeland Security, ICE officers, which is our immigration custom enforcement officers, are out there every day protecting Americans. All right, guys. I want to go ahead and talk numbers, big numbers. In just 30 days, Operation Rotten Apple pulled 2,100 people off New York City streets. According to DHS, these were not some jaywalkers. Guys, we're talking about convictions for kidnapping, convictions for weapons charges, convictions for murders. And so, one case DHS highlighted, a man with a prior conviction for rape, still walking around free before the operation, free in New York City. Meanwhile, Kathy Holka was busy worrying about federal paperwork. Yeah, another case, a conviction tied to sexual assault against a child. It's just craziness going on. Folks, look, I don't even want to make a joke here. Some things, you just got to let it sit in silence. You know what I'm saying? This is 2,100 fewer of these cases roaming your subway platform. And Kathy Holka's big objection to this, oh, the paperwork, the partnership, the inconvenience of it. Priorities, folks, priorities. Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen is about to hold a press conference on what has been called Operation Rotten Apple. That operation has led to the arrest of more than 2,000 illegal aliens in the state of New York. Brooke Taylor joining us live from New York City with more on this. Hi, Brooke. Hi, Bill. That's right. ICE officials say they have taken 2,100 illegal migrants off the streets across New York. And all of this comes as there's a major fight here playing out. So New York Governor Kathy Holka is banning local law enforcement from working with ICE. So just about in an hour from now, we're going to hear from DHS Secretary Mullen, along with top ICE officials. They're going to hold a news conference and they're going to highlight some of those arrests and making a broader point here. They say cooperation between ICE and local law enforcement makes these operations safer and a lot more effective. Now, last week, Governor Kathy Holka's Local Cops, Local Crimes Act took effect, forcing law enforcement agencies to end their 287G partnerships with ICE. Those agreements allow trained local officers to identify removable offenders that are already in custody and then turn them over to ICE at the jail. That's instead of having ICE officers having to track them down later in the community. President Trump now weighing in on that fight. The governor of New York, Kathy Holka, just announced that she's letting 7,000 people go. Now, of course, here's a number that should really make your head spin in the other direction. While DHS was handling and hauling 2,100 people off the streets, New York State was reportedly releasing around 7,000 people from Rikers Island and other facilities. Yeah, I did just say what I just said. 7,000 people got released from Rikers Island and other facilities. Federal government, removing thousands. State government, releasing thousands. It's kind of like watching two people bail water out of a boat, except one of them is drilling new holes in the bottom at the exact same time. Now, to be fair, guys, release numbers like this usually involve a mix of policy changes and court rulings and population reduction efforts. Not every person released is a violent offender. But when Kathy Holka's out here lecturing Washington about public safety, governor, maybe start by checking your own exits before worrying about somebody else's front door. I'm just saying. Look, I'm just saying, okay? Now, here's something Holka really doesn't want you to know about, but I'm going to tell you anyway. Not every law enforcement officer in New York agrees with her. In fact, several county sheriffs across the state have made it very clear. They want to work with ICE. They want the 287G partnership. They see the value in it firsthand every single day out on patrol. But of course, New York state just keeps on getting in the way. Now, imagine that, guys. The people actually doing the job, they want to cooperate. The people behind a desk somewhere in Albany, they keep on saying no. It's almost like Kathy Holka's immigration policy isn't coming from law enforcement at all. It's coming from politics. And every sheriff who speaks up about wanting federal cooperation, this is one more crack in story that Kathy Holka's been trying to sell you. The cracks are getting hard to ignore, Ms. Governor. And of course, now, the moment that the internet broke, okay? Kathy Holka, in the middle of an immigration enforcement firestorm, put on a hijab and showed up to a ceremony at a mosque, smiling, waving, fully camera ready. That's right, guys. She was hoping to go viral. In fact, the optics team really phoned it in on the timing for this one. I'm September 11th. Now, I don't know if you know, but this happens to be a date that most Americans spend in quiet reflection. Anybody ever heard of the World Trade Center? Yes. Kind of an important moment in US history here, guys. So Kathy Holka spent it doing a photo op. Now, was it about respect? Was it about politics? I'm going to let you decide on that. But the timing alone turned a single photograph into a symbol of a whole lot of people's frustrations. And on top of that, this is the governor of New York State wearing this in a mosque. Yeah. Let that sink in, guys. Critics called it performative. Kathy Holka called it appropriate outreach. Either way, folks, nobody forgot it and nobody's going to. Now, some moments, you just kind of like, they just kind of write their own headline. You know what I mean? Now, I do want to slow down for a second because this next part really is not funny and it shouldn't be. Aaron Pacente, Vice President at Bank of America, a real person with a real family living a real life in New York City. Just the other afternoon in Times Square, she was stabbed to death, just gone like that in broad daylight. In fact, I heard she had just celebrated her anniversary in one of the most watched, most photographed places on earth. Now, early reports suggest that the suspect may be in the country illegally. Now, that detail is still developing and I'm definitely going to follow it as soon as it's confirmed, but here's what just doesn't need confirming. A woman went to work and never came home. That's it. And somewhere, a debate about paperwork and some funding formulas suddenly feels a lot smaller. You see what I'm saying here? This is the actual weight behind every policy fight that we've ever talked about today. It's not a headline. This is not a talking point. This is a person. Now, I do want to talk about where a chunk of the Democratic Party's energy is actually coming from these days. Leaked footage surfaced from a DSA meeting, the Democratic Socialists of America, and in it, members were not just talking about reforming ICE. They were talking about going after the people who ran it. Trials, permanent removal from political power. This is a bold strategy for an organization that can't keep its own meetings private. Now, look guys, passionate political opinions are nothing new. People are allowed to be angry about policy, but this wasn't a policy debate. This was essentially a group actively organizing around punishing the people who enforce the current federal law. And this is the wing of the party that some Democratic leaders are increasingly courting for votes. This is not a fringe anymore, folks. This is a growing seat at the table. Now, it's worth remembering next election day, okay? Now, let's go ahead and do a quick recap of Zoran Mamdani's greatest hicks, shall we? He wanted to cut the NYPD budget by $22 million, stood right next to Kathy Hochul demanding federal police and counter-terrorism funding. Somebody get this man a whiteboard because his own positions are somehow fighting each other. You cannot spend years telling people the police are the problem, and then turn around and act shocked when Washington doesn't hand you a blank check for policing. This is not a contradiction, folks. This is a full-blown identity crisis. Is this guy schizophrenic? Oh, and it's not just Mamdani. It's the whole playbook. Defund it when it's convenient. Demand it back when the cameras are rolling. Pick a side, gentlemen. Pick a side. New York's watching. So is everybody else. Because here's the truth. You don't get to torch the boat and then complain when it takes on water. So where does this leave us? Well, Kathy Hochul turned down real money to avoid working with ICE. Operation Rotten Apple came anyway. 2,100 arrests happened anyway. And a photo op at a mosque with Kathy Hochul wearing a hijab, it, well, it didn't exactly help her case. Meanwhile, you got Zoran Mamdani can't decide if he loves police funding or hates it. This is truly a masterclass in governing, folks. Somebody please frame this for a textbook under what not to do, of course. But of course, here's the good news, guys. New Yorkers get a say in this. Midterms are coming. That's right. Every single choice, every single choice that we just walked through, the money, the arrests, the hijab, the DSA, all of it gets weighed at the ballot box. Kathy Hochul took the bait. The only question left is whether New York takes the bait too. And this, my friends, is exactly what I'm watching next. Because Operation Rotten Apple may be ending today's video, but the consequences are not ending with the credits. In fact, what does Kathy Hochul do next? Does the Trump administration use the same playbook elsewhere? Do other sanctuary states suddenly discover that saying no ICE doesn't actually make federal ICE agents evaporate like they're allergic to strongly worded press conferences? And what happens with the money? Those are the questions that can eventually reach your city, your taxes, your safety, and of course, your wallet. And this is why I created the Ron Yates Report. This is not another place for me to scream breaking news at you while the red siren spins in the background. This is where we get ahead of the story, what happened, why it matters, and most importantly, what I'm watching next. Because the real advantage is not knowing that the apple fell. It's knowing which tree is starting to shake next. 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