New York Governor Kathy Hochul is facing calls to resign after a terrible event on a subway. A man named Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, who is in the U.S. illegally from Guatemala, is accused of setting a woman on fire on a Brooklyn subway train. He has been charged with murder and arson.
People are upset with Hochul because she celebrated improvements in subway safety on the same day this awful incident happened. She posted about how crime was going down and more people were riding the trains, sharing that the National Guard and cameras were making things safer.
Some politicians are criticizing her. Representative Ritchie Torres shared her post and pointed out that on the same day, two subway riders were stabbed in Queens, and a woman was burned alive. He asked if any governor had ever been so out of touch.
Elon Musk joined in, saying, “Insane. She should be recalled.” Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind directly asked Hochul to resign, saying that her job is too much for her. He reminded her that she boasted about subway safety just before the tragedy.
Hikind said, “You may mean well, but being governor is just not for you. Get out of the way.” Many people online are also calling for her to step down.
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