# Video: Blakeman Says Hochul Keeps Talking About Trump to Avoid Talking About Affordability

A 7-minute-53-second Fox Business clip from 'The Claman Countdown' in which the Republican candidate for New York governor discusses Trump's endorsement, energy bills, inflation and utility rates. We relied on Fox's description, not the footage.

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Fox Business posted a clip from "The Claman Countdown" in which Bruce Blakeman, the Republican nominee for governor of New York, argues that Gov. Kathy Hochul avoids the cost of living by talking about Donald Trump.

What Fox says. The clip runs 7 minutes 53 seconds and aired Oct. 23. The description says Trump has endorsed Blakeman in his race against Hochul, a Democrat, and that Blakeman joins the show to discuss high energy bills, inflation and New York utility rates. The title is "Bruce Blakeman: Hochul keeps talking about Trump to avoid talking about affordability."

What is missing. The description includes no figures, no direct quotes beyond the title and no reply from Hochul's campaign. It does not say which utility rates or which energy policies he means.

Why it matters. Blakeman has made taxes, energy costs and affordability central to his case against Hochul, and the election is Nov. 3. The clip is a short statement of one candidate's argument.

Note for readers: a title and two sentences are all we have. The framing of Hochul's strategy is Blakeman's, passed along by Fox, and we cannot confirm what he said in the interview. We did not watch the video.

## Source

Original reporting: [Fox Business (video from "The Claman Countdown")](https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6407309061112)