New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a self described feminist and "social justice Catholic", has raised eyebrows this week after appearing in a hijab at an Islamic Cultural School in the Bronx to make statements against "Islamophobia". The visit is part of a greater Democrat Party effort to strengthen political alliances with world immigrants and Islamic immigrants in particular.
NY Governor Kathy Hochul is now wearing a hijab. pic.twitter.com/tzd7VIRxoS
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 30, 2026
Hochul received immediate backlash and criticism from conservatives, pointing out the hypocrisy of a feminist pandering to migrants who, under Sharia Law, view women as property. Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) mocked Hochul, saying liberals like her complain President Donald Trump is “turning America into the Handmaid’s Tale” - only to then cover their heads with a symbol of submission to Muslim "patriarchy."
Democrats: "Sexist Republicans are turning America into the Handmaid's Tale!"
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— Brandon Gill (@realBrandonGill) August 30, 2026
Hochul's virtue signal is not exactly a new thing among Democrat women, however. Hochul has worn the hijab in the past. Female politicians breaking out the hijab to rub elbows with Muslim advocacy groups are common these days.
Last year Peggy Flanagan (Minnesota Lt. Governor, Catholic), then a U.S. Senate candidate, wore a hijab while visiting the Karmel Somali Market in Minneapolis and speaking on Somali-language television. She used the greeting “As-salamu alaykum” and said the Somali community is “part of the fabric of the state of Minnesota.” Critics called it pandering amid the now infamous Somali-linked welfare fraud investigation.
Mikie Sherrill (New Jersey Governor) posted photos in March of herself wearing a hijab at the Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson during a Ramadan event. She took selfies with attendees and the mosque’s imam. The visit drew scrutiny because of the imam’s past deportation case involving alleged Hamas ties.
And of course, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY Congresswoman, Catholic) wore a hijab at an Eid al-Adha event in the Bronx alongside Mayor Zohran Mamdani. She spoke onstage and later said head coverings were “the respectful move” at a mosque.
The act of wearing the clothing is not in itself the issue. The issue is the incessant cries about "women's oppression" from feminists when it comes to western culture, all while bowing at the feet of a foreign ideology that actually, factually, treats women as second class citizens.
This is yet more proof that the political left is obsessed with securing a multicultural "Utopia" in the US. So much so that they are willing to look the other way when it comes to their most "sacred" principles and ideals if it means maintaining alliances with third worlders.