Gov. Kathy Hochul got a tepid response from a crowd at this week’s ribbon-cutting for the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium, trying and failing to start a chant in support of the team as she took the podium.
The Buffalo native, clad in a Bills hat and a blue-and-white blazer and shirt combo, enthusiastically took the stage at the newly completed Highmark Stadium Tuesday, kicking off her remarks with a fervent “alright let’s get this party started, let’s go!” to a response of what could charitably be called a trickle of applause.
Undeterred, the fired-up governor belted out an earnest chant of “Buffalo, let’s go!” – attempting to get the audience to join in the call-and-response, and even pointing to either side of the crowd to give them their cue.
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