The governor told CBS that she believes congestion pricing is working and President Donald Trump does not have the power to unilaterally end it.

Looking right at Donald Trump on Friday afternoon in the Oval Office, Gov. Kathy Hochul tried a different approach from telling him he was acting like a king for his attempt to end New York’s pay-for-entry congesting pricing system.

With a pair of House members from both parties considering trying to take her job, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) will have to play defense from the right and the center — if not quite the center-left.

President Donald Trump and Gov. Kathy Hochul met in the Oval Office days after his administration revoked federal approval for New York City congestion pricing.

New York’s congestion pricing tolls are moving forward, and Gov. Kathy Hochul is standing firm in support of the program, despite ongoing lawsuits and opposition from federal and state officials.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul tells Wolf Blitzer she won’t inject herself into the New York City Mayor’s race and will work with whomever voters elect

Hochul and Trump met at the Oval Office for more than an hour for a “frank, candid conversation about New York’s key priorities including congestion pricing, immigration, infrastructure, economic development, energy, offshore wind and nuclear power,” confirmed Hochul spokesman Avi Small Saturday.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she told President Donald Trump in a private meeting at the White House that congestion pricing tolls in Manhattan are necessary and working.

Gov. Kathy Hochul met Friday with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office for what her spokesman called "a frank, candid conversation" about topics such as immigration and congestion pricing.