ALBANY — What an eggs-aggeration.
Gov. Kathy Hochul complained she couldn’t afford eggs for an annual Easter event even though she and her husband raked in more than $1 million last year, tax returns show.
Hochul shelled out the bizarre claim during an interview on Spectrum’s “Inside City Hall” on Monday, where she bashed President Trump for skyrocketing prices for eggs and other goods.
“Heaven help anybody who’s going to use real eggs on Easter,” Hochul told host Errol Louis. “I have an Easter egg roll at the Governor’s Residence, inviting kids from the neighborhood over. I can’t afford them.”
The comments whipped up a frenzy from lawmakers, who returned to the capital Tuesday as state budget negotiations dragged on weeks after an April 1 deadline.
“She should be ashamed of herself,” North Country Assemblyman Chris Tague (R-Schoharie), a former dairy farmer, told The Post.
“The governor might find it amusing to make a statement like that or think she’s some sort of comedian, but for millions of New Yorkers, not being able to afford eggs or even the basic necessities is no joke,” Tague added.
Democrats also found the comments soft-boiled on Tuesday, just before there appeared to be a breakthrough in a stalemate about revamping state discovery laws — which set rules for evidence-sharing in criminal trials.
“She should be more concerned about whether everyday folks can afford eggs and what is she going to do about it,” Assemblymember Marcela Mitaynes (D-Brooklyn) said.
State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx) fumed that the governor was “boneheaded.”
“Every single thing that happens, if people can’t afford to eat, if people can afford their rent, if people are getting hurt as consumers, if they’re losing their workers,” Rivera said. “All of it. The governor owns it. Every single goddamn thing.”
Hochul’s tax return, which were made available to reporters to review Tuesday, shows she and her husband Bill Hohcul made around $1.3 million last year.
Kathy Hochul is paid $250,000-a-year as governor while Bill Hochul, a former US attorney and partner at white show law firm Davis Polk, was paid roughly $950,000 last year, according to the filings. The two collected around another $114,000 from dividends and investment income, the documents show.
That’s in addition to state perks like the governor’s mansion and transportation.
Still, the talks of soaring prices were no egg-scuse — the governor’s office is using phony eggs for Saturday’s event after using the real thing in years past.
There was no immediate comment from Hochul’s office.