On Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul said she supported impeaching President Donald Trump, criticizing his press conference with President Vladimir Putin in which he sided with the Russian leader's claim that he was not involved in hacking efforts during the 2016 presidential election.

“It was an appalling, appalling display, a lack of courage, a betrayal of country and our values,” Hochul (D) said.

Trump is a lightning rod nationally and a flashpoint during the 2018 campaign in his home state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has stopped short of calling for Trump's impeachment, but said this week he should be investigated for potential treason.

On Thursday, he revealed his administration was investigating Trump's charity for possible criminal wrongdoing.

The state has an ongoing investigation into the foundation and the tax treatment at the foundation.

Cuomo has ratcheted up his criticism of Trump in the last year, after barely knocking the president by name for much of 2017.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Marc Molinaro did not vote for Trump and believes Russia is not a U.S. ally.

“I certainly believe, based on what limited information I have, that Russia has and will try to continue influence the outcomes of elections in this country and other countries and I don't think you give Vladimir Putin an inch,” he said.

But Molinaro also mocked Hochul's call to impeach Trump, taking note of an unsuccessful behind-the-scenes effort to have her run for Congress in Western New York.

“The lieutenant was a member of Congress. If she wants to impeach the president, maybe she should go run for Congress. I think the governor for a week and a half wanted her to run for Congress,” said Molinaro.

But Trump remains deeply unpopular in New York. A Quinnipiac University poll showed 57 percent of voters disapprove of the job he's doing.