New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she wore a headscarf to the funeral of Officer Didarul Islam, who died in a shooting at a Midtown building last week, to honor him and his beliefs. After Sen. Ted

Gov. Hochul said she wore a headscarf to honor Officer Didarul Islam, who died in a shooting at a Midtown building last week.

The two politicians went back and forth over the weekend after the New York governor wore a headscarf to a funeral for a Muslim police officer.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has lashed out at Republican Sen. Ted Cruz after he mocked her for wearing a headscarf at a Muslim police officer’s funeral. Hochul, a Democrat, was paying her respects at the funeral of Didarul Islam,