New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appeared to call Trump supporters "clowns" on Thursday during a media appearance ahead of the former president’s New York City rally in the Bronx. 

"Well, I’ll tell you what won’t make a difference at all, Jake, and that’s for Donald Trump to be a ringleader and invite all his clowns to a place like the Bronx," ochul told CNN’s Jake Tapper.

She continued, "New York will never, ever support Donald Trump for president. We know him better than anyone and that means we understand what he’s all about. He’s just for himself. So, this state will go solidly behind Joe Biden for president as it has in the past. So, if he wants to spend his time doing these made-up, fake rallies and pretending there’s support here, be my guest, because while you’re doing that, Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s out there on the other side making sure he’s delivering for all Americans." 

In response to Hochul's comments, the Trump campaign told Fox News Digital: "Kathy Hocul is just upset that President Trump is pulling crowds in her state that she could only dream of; and Democrats are in disarray because Americans, including Hispanics and Blacks, are waking up to the fact that Joe Biden and the Democrat Party have been using them for votes and ripping them off for decades."

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Trump, who has been in the state recently for his hush money trial, has said he thinks he has a good chance of winning the state in November despite the fact that it hasn’t voted Republican since 1984. 

A recent Siena College poll showed President Biden with just a nine-point lead over Trump (47% to 38%) in the state. Biden won the state handily in 2020 with 60.8%. 

Two years ago, Hochul also raised the ire of Republicans when she told GOP candidates in the state to "get out of town" and "head to Florida" where they belong.

"We're here to say that the era of Trump and Zeldin and Molinaro — just jump on a bus and head down to Florida where you belong. Get out of town," Hochul said in 2022. "You don't represent our values."

The comments reminded some of Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's infamous "basket of deplorables" comments from a New York fundraiser in 2016.

"You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right?" Clinton said at the time. "The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic — you name it. And unfortunately, there are people like that. And he has lifted them up."

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Hochul's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

After new footage of Scottie Scheffler’s arrest was made available Thursday, the No. 1 golfer in the world's lawyer is doubling down on his client’s innocence. 

Steve Romines told reporters Thursday Scheffler will not be seeking a settlement for this case after being charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic. 

"Scottie Scheffler didn’t do anything wrong," Romines said. "We’re not interested in settling the case. We will either try it, or it will be dismissed. It’s very simple. All the evidence that continues to come out just continues to support what Scottie said all along. This was a chaotic situation and miscommunication, and he didn’t do anything wrong."

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Louisville Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel announced Thursday morning in a joint press conference with Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg that Det. Bryan Gillis, who arrested Scheffler, received "corrective action" following an internal investigation into the incident. 

Gwinn-Villaroel said Det. Gillis failed to turn on his body camera, which he is required to do. 

"His failure to do so is a violation of the LMPD policy on uniforms and equipment, subject category body worn camera," Gwinn-Villaroel said.  

"We understand the seriousness of the failure to capture this interaction, which is why our officer has received corrective action for this policy violation. This corrective action has been notated on a performance observation form, which is in line with our disciplinary protocol and practices. We respect the judicial process, and we will allow the course to proceed accordingly. We will not be able to make any further statements as relates to this matter." 

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Mayor Greenberg also made a statement, speaking on the importance of body-worn cameras, while saying that all parties involved, including the PGA Tour star, would like to "move forward."

"Activating body-worn cameras, it is critically important for our police department to have evidence to maintain the community's trust, to be transparent," he said. "LMPD needs to be focused on reducing the amount of violent crime in our city, reducing the amount of gun violence, protecting and keeping people safe.

"That is what they do every day. That's what they've done since last Friday when they were working with the detail out at Valhalla and on Shelbyville Road. And that's what they will continue to do."

Word of Scheffler’s arrest quickly circulated early May 17 when ESPN’s Jeff Darlington posted video of Scheffler handcuffed and being walked to a police vehicle. Scheffler was later booked, orange jumpsuit and all, and that mugshot made it rounds throughout social media. 

Scheffler, who released a statement saying it was a "big misunderstanding," was able to play his second round in the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club. 

According to an arrest report, Scheffler was driving a credentialed PGA courtesy car when an officer said Scheffler "refused to comply and accelerated forward, dragging" the officer to the ground. 

However, in the video footage released, it appears a police officer ran up to Scheffler’s vehicle as he tried to enter the golf course. The police officer can be seen banging on Scheffler’s window, and he was later arrested. 

Scheffler commended the LMPD, saying, "They were really kind. I'm grateful that we have such strong police, and they're our protectors out there. And, like I said, we just got into a chaotic situation this morning. That's really all it was."

Scheffler’s arraignment date was delayed to June 3 due to a scheduling conflict for Romines. There are reports, though, that all charges against Scheffler may be dropped. 

Scheffler is golfing at the Charles Schwab challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, this week.  

Fox News’ Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.

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