Zeldin, Republican running for NY governor, slams Hochul, Dems over mandates: 'Can't afford to survive here'

Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., doubling down on criticism of Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate, said he aims to flip the Empire State from blue to red for the first time in two decades come 2022 because “many New Yorkers feel like they can’t afford to survive here.”