A top Republican in Congress who until recently was President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is identifying “the worst governor in America” as the chief of her home state of New York.

“Kathy Hochul is the worst governor in America,” said U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., the House Republican leadership chairwoman who herself is strongly considering a run for governor of the Empire State.

“I dubbed that of Andrew Cuomo, not thinking anybody could make it worse. Kathy Hochul makes the impossible possible. She is the worst governor and it’s showing in her poor, abysmal approval ratings,” Stefanik said on “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo on the Fox News Channel.

Stefanik made the cover of the New York Post on Sunday, with a banner headline of “The Right Stef,” declaring that she’s the “strongest” potential challenger to the “failed” Hochul.

When asked about her aspirations to replace the current Democrat with herself, Stefanik replied: “Absolutely, I am strongly considering, because look at the crises that Kathy Hochul and single-party Democrat rule have delivered to New York, and this has been over a period of decades.

“We have an economic crisis and an affordability crisis. If you look we are the highest tax state in the nation. We lead the nation in outmigration, in people who are leaving the state because it’s so unaffordable.

“We are also the most anti-energy state in the country. You have a ban on fracking and you go over the border, when you look at the southern tier, where there’s such economic malaise and despair. You got to Pennsylvania, and you see boom in these small towns.

“In addition, you have a sanctuary city, pro-illegal policies in New York State where they prioritize illegals under Democrats rather than law-abiding New Yorkers.

“And then, of course, Maria, you have the crime crisis. This is a result of Kathy Hochul’s failed bail reform where they turn their backs on hardworking law-enforcement officers. They prioritize the criminals to the point where they’re even releasing criminals onto our streets, releasing illegals onto our streets.

“So New Yorkers, not just Republicans, independents and Democrats as well, are yearning for a new generation of leadership to bring common-sense leadership back to our state. So absolutely I’m taking a hard look at it and the outpouring of support has been tremendous.”

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— Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) May 4, 2025

Stefanik has been a recent champion to protect Jewish students at college campuses across the nation, and she blasted the current New York governor’s failure to do so.

“Kathy Hochul has failed to protect not just Jewish students, but Jewish families in the state of New York,” Stefanik said.

“There is anti-Semitism raging in our streets, and there needs to be a zero-tolerance policy from the governor of New York like there is from the president of the United States.”