Hochul asked, ‘Are you ready to elect the first president of the United States?’
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was roasted on social media on Monday over a "painful" speech she delivered at the Democratic National Convention.
In fact, George Washington would like a word.
Hochul kicked off her widely panned speech by asking attendees if they were ready to elect Vice President Kamala Harris as the "first President of the United States," apparently forgetting to say the word "female."
The crowd appeared largely checked out a few minutes into Hochul’s speech when she began attacking former President Trump as someone lacking "New York values."
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
She blasted Trump as a "fraud, a philanderer, and a felon."
"It’s no wonder he had to flee to Mar-a-Lago. Sorry about that, Florida," Hochul snarked to a hushed crowd.
"New York’s motto is ‘excelsior: ever upward,’ and Trump takes us ever downward," Hochul said in an attempt at a mic drop moment, which appeared to go over the heads of most attendees.
Boston Herald columnist Grace Curley asked, "Is Kathy Hochul always that bad or is she just having an off night?" Pundit Jake Novak responded, "Always," while columnist David Marcus added, "Kathy Hochul is the substitute teacher other substitute teachers make fun of."
Semafor Washington bureau chief Benjy Sarlin joked, "People will say this ran way too long, but what are you supposed to do, not give Kathy Hochul a speech," to which Substack writer Sam Deutsch responded, "To be fair, it was a riveting speech—you could literally hear a pin drop in the stadium."
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The Trump War Room account accused her of bragging about "weaponizing the legal system to convict President Trump of 34 bogus legal felonies in the most cringe and fake possible way."
Many others took to social media to blast Hochul:
Well there you have it. They found someone dumber than Kamala.
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) August 20, 2024
Kathy Hochul, Gov NY.
pic.twitter.com/1TcnEd2rxB
Kathy Hochul really blowing the doors off the place pic.twitter.com/frnEdNr9Kg
— jordan (@JordanUhl) August 20, 2024
Kathy Hochul and her black hole of charisma make Amy Klobuchar look like Emma Stone pic.twitter.com/R6big6vWLZ
— alex (@alex_abads) August 20, 2024
Trump built New York.
— Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸 (@alexbruesewitz) August 20, 2024
Kathy Hochul destroyed New York. pic.twitter.com/ypMsN7N7YN
Kathy Hochul is by far one of the worst Governors in the country and also an awful public speaker. It’s wild that she was even given a slot to begin with. https://t.co/skfDAfdNLK
— Alan Holmes (@oh_HOLMES) August 20, 2024
BREAKING: Kathy Hochul, on a national stage, is bragging about Donald Trump’s BS conviction in NYC.
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) August 20, 2024
All part of their plan. These are evil people.pic.twitter.com/FxmCckJMac
Kathy Hochul has the worst delivery I’ve ever heard ever. Good gravy.
— Joe List (@JoeListComedy) August 20, 2024
Kathy Hochul is the Kamala Harris of Andrew Cuomo’s.
— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) August 20, 2024
Not every governor will choke as badly on a national stage as they did on green policy, but then again some folk'll, like New York's Kathy Hochul
— Kelsey D. Atherton (@AthertonKD) August 20, 2024
New York Governor Kathy Hochul was slurring her way through a very painful speech.
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) August 20, 2024
Democrats couldn’t be less enthused… pic.twitter.com/JB65HRtvop
Can we get a fact check on this one:
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) August 20, 2024
"Are you ready to elect Kamala Harris the first president of the United States?" -- Kathy Hochul pic.twitter.com/14t23TkgQM
My main takeaway from the speakers at the DNC so far is that Kathy Hochul is the most boring person on the face of the planet.
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) August 20, 2024
Later in the evening, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, received such a massive ovation from the liberal audience that some suggested she should run against Hochul for governor.
In June, a statewide Siena College survey showed the Democratic governor's approval rating sitting at 44%, a record low, according to the pollster, with 50% disapproving of how Hochul has performed as New York's governor. Her favorability rating is also underwater at 38%-49%, favorable to unfavorable.
Hochul ascended to the governorship in 2021 after then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned. She was then elected to a full term in 2022, but by less than seven points in the heavily blue state. In 2018, Cuomo won re-election by 23 points.
Fox News Digital’s Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
Brian Flood is a media editor/reporter for FOX News Digital. Story tips can be sent to