Cuomo branded ‘lying sack of s—t’ by furious families, lawmakers as he repeatedly deflects blame for NY COVID nursing home deaths during House hearing
By Vaughn Golden and Josh Christenson
Published Sep. 10, 2024, 8:49 p.m. ET
Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo was branded a “lying sack of s—t” by furious families and lawmakers as he deflected blame in a heated congressional hearing Tuesday over his disastrous COVID nursing home order which led to thousands of deaths.
Over the course of the more than two-hour hearing on Capitol Hill, Cuomo was asked several times to apologize to the families in the room who lost loved ones during the outbreak — but never did.
“We have family members right here right now that lost their relatives because of that decision,” said Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.). “I think you should admit that it was wrong, and I’d think you would come off a lot better to those families if you’d just turn around and apologize.”