Cuomo dodges covid fallout: ‘Not my responsibility’ to mitigate spread, it was ‘above my pay grade’

[mystery-ak]

Cuomo dodges covid fallout: ‘Not my responsibility’ to mitigate spread, it was ‘above my pay grade’
May 21, 2020 | Jon Dougherty

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that it wasn’t his “responsibility” to act more quickly to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, seemingly suggesting that it was President Trump’s fault the outbreak was so deadly in his state.

During his daily coronavirus press conference, the Democratic governor estimated that 100,000 people could eventually die from the virus but hinted that the number would have been so high if the Trump administration had acted sooner.

“If this country knew more and knew it earlier, I think we could’ve saved many, many more lives,” he said.

“I mean, if you think about it in retrospect, the virus is in China, November, December, everybody knows that,” he continued. We do a China travel ban February 1 (actually, President Trump announced the ban on Jan. 31) … We do a European travel ban March 16, okay?

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[skeeter]

You know what would’ve saved hundred of lives in your state, guv?

Maybe you should just let sleeping dogs lie.

[EdinVA]

Well Governor, you have two choices, be part of the solution or you WILL be part of the problem.
No excuses.

[PeteS in CA]

No, stopping the spread and organizing the fight against the disease in NY was Cuomo's job. Dumping >4000 coronavirus patients into nursing homes, which Cuomo did, was close to the worst possible thing he could have done!

“I mean, if you think about it in retrospect, the virus is in China, November, December, everybody knows that,” he continued.

This is how a dodging weasel lies. Yes, this coronavirus was spreading in China in November and December, yes "everybody knows that" NOW, BUT it was NOT known outside of China THEN.

[EdinVA]

The thing that always puzzled me about California, they are filled with illegals, but you better not drive into the state with an out of state orange...

[PeteS in CA]

The thing that always puzzled me about California, they are filled with illegals, but you better not drive into the state with an out of state orange...

The ban of out-of-state produce is rational, based on a century or more of experiences with "imported" pest infestations. Encouraging illegals to overwhelm CA's schools, hospitals, and social programs was a moronically stupid series of political decisions that dated to opposition to Reagan opposing the Communists' attempts to take over El Salvador.