New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who at one time was hailed by the mainstream media as the king of the coronavirus response in the United States, is now facing calls to resign.
The calls are coming from both Republicans and Democrats after one o
On Friday, 14 Democrat state senators released a joint statement calling for the governor’s emergency powers that he was given during the pandemic to be revoked.
“While Covid-19 has tested the limits of our people and state … it is clear that the expanded emergency powers granted to the governor are no longer appropriate,” they said.
Numerous Republicans joined in the chorus and have called for the governor to be removed or to resign.
“For over six months, day after day, in briefing after briefing, Governor Cuomo stood before New Yorkers and lied about his directive that contributed to the deaths of thousands of seniors,” Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said. “In the coming days he will cynically try to convince us that it was for our own good — that it was someone else’s fault. This is another lie. What is true, is Andrew Cuomo has proved himself unworthy of our trust, and unfit for public office.”
