Trump mocks New York for switching ‘mother’ to ‘gestating parent’ in state law during Syracuse rally

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-10 · by Vaughn Golden

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At a rally in Syracuse, President Trump mocked New York Governor Kathy Hochul and state Democrats for passing legislation that replaces terms like "mother" and "father" with "gestating parent" and "non-gestating parent." The president criticized these changes as part of broader issues he perceives as radical left policies, including support for transgender rights. During the rally, Trump and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who is running against Hochul in gubernatorial elections, ridiculed the new language in state law, claiming it denigrates traditional parental roles and infringes on parents' rights.
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At a rally in Syracuse, President Donald Trump mocked New York state Democrats for passing legislation that removes terms like "mother" and "father" from some laws related to surrogacy. Instead of those traditional terms, the bill uses "gestating parent" and "non-gestating parent." During his speech on Friday, Trump referred to Governor Kathy Hochul as a “radical left lunatic” for supporting this change. He mocked the new terminology by saying, “‘Hi gestating, I love you so much gestating,’” to laughter from the crowd. The Republican nominee in New York's gubernatorial race, Bruce Blakeman, trails Hochul by 11 points according to a recent Marist poll.

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Vaughn Golden
24 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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🔮 She supports men in women’s sports and a bill that would change the terms of mother and father to gestating and non-gestating parents.”
🔮 We lack an attorney general who is willing to enforce the law.
🔮 Hochul, who’s facing a reelection challenge from Republican Bruce Blakeman, is walking a tightrope of running as a moderate Democrat while trying to harness her party’s left wing who are energized by the recent election of democratic socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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🔮 “Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, if you break the law, you will face the consequences.
🔮 Hochul, who is up for re-election next month, said she will “work with the New York State legislature” to change current state law, which shields predators who take advantage of a victim who has voluntarily consumed drugs or alcohol.
🔮 Democrats like Queens Borough President Donovan Richards predicted Hochul would come out on top, even as she faces mounting scrutiny from a growing liberal wing of the party energized by democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s election win last year.
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Albany Democrats Dems N.Y. SYRACUSE

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Trump PERSON · 3× Albany GPE · 2× Blakeman PERSON · 2× Bruce Blakeman PERSON · 2× Kathy Hochul PERSON · 2× SYRACUSE GPE · 2× Democrats NORP · 1× Dems NORP · 1× N.Y. GPE · 1× Nassau County GPE · 1×

Narrative

Trump, while railing against Empire State Democrats at a rally in Syracuse Friday, blasted “radical left lunatic” Gov. Kathy Hochul and state legislators passing a bill to change laws around surrogacy to refer to a “gestating” or “non-gestating” parent, as well as calling them “parentage” hearings instead of “paternity.” “Kathy Hochul supports transgender mutilation of your children.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-10
🔮 She supports men in women’s sports and a bill that would change the terms of mother and father to gestating and non-gestating parents.”

Claims (12 extracted, 0 hedged)

President Trump ridiculed Albany Dems for passing legislation to remove “mother” and “father” from some state laws and replace with “gestating parent.” asserted
Trump → ridicule → parent
Trump, while railing against Empire State Democrats at a rally in Syracuse Friday, blasted “radical left lunatic” Gov. Kathy Hochul and state legislators passing a bill to change laws around surrogacy to refer to a “gestating” or “non-gestating” parent, as well as calling them “parentage” hearings instead of “paternity.” “Kathy Hochul supports transgender mutilation of your children. asserted
Hochul → rail → children
She supports men in women’s sports and a bill that would change the terms of mother and father to gestating and non-gestating parents.” asserted
that → support → parents
“You can no longer say ‘mother, hi mom!’ asserted
You → say → mother
it’s ‘hi gestating,’” the president mocked. asserted
president → ’ → ?
“‘Hi gestating, I love you so much gestating,’” he continued to laughter from the several thousand supporters in attendance, before pleading with them to promote Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman to governor. asserted
he → love → governor
“New York needs to throw out this radical left lunatic and elect Bruce Blakeman,” Trump declared. asserted
Trump → need → Blakeman
Blakeman, the Republican nominee, trails Hochul by 11 points in the most recent Marist poll released Wednesday, but a Siena University survey had him within single digits last month. asserted
survey → trail → digits
“This is insane,” Blakeman told the crowd earlier about the “parentage” bill. asserted
Blakeman → tell → bill
“You see, they want to take control away from parents. asserted
they → see → parents
They’re denigrating moms and dads. asserted
They → denigrate → moms
They’re letting Albany make the decisions that should be up to parents,” the Long Island pol railed. asserted
pol → let → parents
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