From Fox News:
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had cameras on hand as he toured a coronavirus vaccination site at New York City’s Javits Center on Monday, but the event was closed to reporters, allowing him to avoid questions after he delivered an address touting the new site’s success.
Cuomo has been embroiled in dual scandals involving nursing home deaths and sexual harassment. With new details coming out about both in recent days, a growing number of officials in his own party have called for him to step down.
“Every day there is another account that is drawing away from the business of government,” state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said in a statement Sunday. “New York is still in the midst of this pandemic and is still facing the societal, health and economic impacts of it. We need to govern without daily distraction. For the good of the state, Governor Cuomo must resign.”
Stewart-Cousins had said Thursday — when three women had already come forward with allegations against Cuomo — that if any more people came out with allegations “I think it would be time to resign.” Since then, allegations from two more women came out via reports in the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal.
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CUOMO SPEAKS: Embattled Governor Releases Statement, Says Actions ‘May Have Been Insensitive’
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo released a statement over the weekend after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced in the media; saying some of his actions “may have been insensitive” or “too personal.”
“I now understand that my interactions may have been insensitive or too personal and that some of my comments, given my position, made others feel in ways I never intended,” said the Governor.
NEW: In statement, @NYGovCuomo says:
"I now understand that my interactions may have been insensitive or too personal and that some of my comments, given my position, made others feel in ways I never intended.”
Read here: pic.twitter.com/ZIIkPfonqg
— Luis Ferré-Sadurní (@luisferre) February 28, 2021
"Separately, my office has heard anecdotally that some people have reached out to Ms. Bennett to express displeasure about her coming forward. My message to anyone doing that is you have misjudged what matters to me and my administration and you should stop now – period."
— Luis Ferré-Sadurní (@luisferre) February 28, 2021
“I acknowledge some of the things I have said have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation. To the extent anyone felt that way, I am truly sorry about that,” he added.
Read Cuomo’s full statement above.
PELOSI 2015: ‘Too Many Women are Sexually Assaulted, Joined Andrew Cuomo to Discuss Why’
A 2015 tweet from Speaker Nancy Pelosi resurfaced on social media Tuesday; showing the top Democrat flanked with Governor Andrew Cuomo to discuss why “too many women are sexually assaulted while in college.”
“Too many women are sexually assaulted while in college. Joined @NYGovCuomo to discuss why #EnoughIsEnough!” posted Pelosi on Twitter.
Too many women are sexually assaulted while in college. Joined @NYGovCuomo to discuss why #EnoughIsEnough! pic.twitter.com/nDSkT3fTYj
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) May 11, 2015
Twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton weighed-in Tuesday on allegations of sexual misconduct against Governor Andrew Cuomo; saying the accusations “raise serious questions” and deserve a thorough investigation.
“These stories are difficult to read, and the allegations brought forth raise serious questions that the women who have come forward and all New Yorkers deserve answers to,” said Clinton in a statement.
Clinton: Sexual harassment allegations against Cuomo "raise serious questions," deserve investigation https://t.co/0JunXm2ALX pic.twitter.com/4f61g9AWvd
— The Hill (@thehill) March 2, 2021
“I’m glad to see that there will be a full, independent, and thorough investigation,” she added.
Read the full report at The Hill.
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