New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) faced backlash after posting an insensitive message about the safety of the city’s subways just hours after a woman was fatally set on fire aboard one. In her post, Hochul boasted about her actions to enhance subway safety, citing her deployment of the New York National Guard to assist the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the installation of cameras in all subway cars.

Her post came just hours after a tragic incident on the F train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station, where a woman was reported to have been set on fire and tragically died at the scene. The suspect, identified as a Guatemalan migrant, was later arrested. During a press conference, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch detailed the horrific incident, explaining that the suspect approached the victim as the train entered the station and used a lighter to ignite the woman’s clothing, which quickly became engulfed in flames.

Hochul’s post claimed, “In March, I took action to make our subways safer for the millions of people who take the trains each day,” and added, “Since deploying the @NationalGuardNY to support @NYPDNews and @MTA safety efforts and adding cameras to all subway cars, crime is going down, and ridership is going up.”

In response, many criticized the governor’s message as “tone-deaf,” with some pointing to the failure of what they called the Democrats’ “soft-on-crime policies.” Fox News National Correspondent Bill Melugin commented, “This did not age well,” highlighting the stark contrast between Hochul’s claims and the recent tragic event.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) also chimed in, writing, “A woman was intentionally lit on fire on the subway today. Democrats’ soft-on-crime policies do not work.” Similarly, New York state Senator Rob Ortt (R) slammed the post, noting, “The same day Kathy Hochul declared a safe subway, an illegal immigrant set an innocent woman on fire and killed her. It doesn’t get more tone deaf than that. The Governor must take down her tweet immediately and apologize to the victim’s family and New York taxpayers.”

Newsmax producer Samantha Cajade also weighed in, urging, “Kathy, someone was literally burned alive today. Please knock it off.” The criticism of Hochul’s comments continues to grow as many argue her words were completely disconnected from the real-world violence occurring on the subway system.