New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is being buried in a growing sexual harassment scandal. Various Democrats and members of the press are already turning on him.
Of course, this is distracting from the much bigger scandal that thousands of New Yorkers were killed by his decision to put COVID patients in nursing homes, but this is the scandal he has chosen to address.
He gave a press conference on Wednesday and his response was weak.
CBS News has details:
“Embarrassed” Cuomo apologizes for “pain I’ve caused,” but says he won’t resign as New York’s governor
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he won’t resign from office amid growing calls for him to step down over sexual harassment allegations. After a third woman came forward to allege inappropriate conduct, the governor said during a press conference he felt “embarrassed” for the “pain I’ve caused” and pledged to cooperate with an investigation led by the state attorney general.
“I never knew at the time that I was making anyone feel uncomfortable,” Cuomo told reporters after giving updates on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. “I never, ever meant to offend anyone or hurt anyone or cause anyone pain. I feel terrible that these people felt uncomfortable, felt hurt, felt pain from the interactions, and I’m embarrassed by it, and I feel bad from it.”…
“I never touched anyone inappropriately,” Cuomo said Wednesday. Asked by CBS New York’s Marcia Kramer about a photo showing Cuomo putting his hands on Ruch’s cheeks, the governor said he understood Ruch’s feelings, but that’s how he greets people.
See the videos below:
#NEW: Andrew Cuomo says…
– Women have a "right to come forward"
– Behavior was "unintentional"
– "Apologize[s]" and "feel[s] awful"
– "I am embarrassed by it"BUT
– "I never touched anyone inappropriately" and "never, ever meant to offend anyone or hurt anyone"
(1/) pic.twitter.com/q8XeSjR6f1
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 3, 2021
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Taking a cheap shot at media reporting (and, in my opinion, the accounts from the women), Cuomo says" I ask the people of this state to wait for the facts from the attorney general's report before forming an opinion. Get the facts, please…"
(2/) pic.twitter.com/QNCweuPsmJ
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 3, 2021
WOW….
Cuomo: "You can go find hundreds of pictures of me kissing people, men, women. It is my usual and customary way of greeting. You know that b/c you have watched me for more years than we care to remember. By the way, it was my father's way of greeting people." (3/) pic.twitter.com/M8yhoRHGG8
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 3, 2021
Do you believe this guy?
"I never touched anyone inappropriately" – @andrewcuomo pic.twitter.com/hP5u10TpmX
— e-beth (@ebeth360) March 3, 2021
He needs to resign.
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