During a fiery debate on Wednesday night, the top three New York City mayoral candidates sparred over who has the right sort of experience to lead the city and how they would approach dealing with President Donald Trump.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has reacted to a Young Republican group chat, where members joked about gas chambers, slavery and rape. After a reporter asked her on Tuesday (14 October) whether the rhetoric in the Telegram chat reflected “some bad apples” or whether there is “toxicity” throughout the entire GOP,