It's the Brian Larry Show on WNYC.

Happy Friday, everyone.

And we're at the end of another week that feels dramatic in New York and American politics.

Last week at this time, we were digesting the

first ever conviction of a former U.S. president, right, at a time when he's running for election

again and appears to be at least competitive. This week, we've seen at least two major moves

to the center, I think we can say, by Democratic political leaders. Governor Hockel slamming on the

brakes at the last minute on the congestion pricing toll for driving into Manhattan below 60th Street,

and President Biden announcing a southern border shutdown policy to reduce the number of asylum

seekers coming all at once. Now, Governor Hockel was at that announcement too.

If the Republicans had not listened to Donald Trump four months ago,

they would have done it the way you're supposed to do it.

You pass it through Congress. It was a bipartisan deal.

Money for border agents, money for interdiction of drugs, money for

technology, and they refused to do it because they thought it would give President Biden

a win.

So he did not want to have to do this, but this is what we have to deal with.

We can't ignore the fact that while we are a kind and generous people in New York State,

and we're proud of the Statue of Liberty, we are at capacity right now

because we've had over 200,000 people come over in the last two years.

Governor Hockel this week on MSNBC,

the Biden policy is drawing brickbats from both left and right, Republicans saying it's not enough or just a re-election ploy, some Democrats expressing disappointment.

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