“Hochul is an “interim Governor.”
Tom Suozzi
Member of Congress. in a Tweet. Claim dated 4 Jan 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
The state constitution gives the full powers and duties of the governorship to a lieutenant governor who becomes governor after a resignation.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Tom Suozzi (Member of Congress) made this claim around 4 January 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 January 2022, 6 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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