Posted on 07/20/2020 12:06:26 PM PDT by conservative98
Gov. Andrew Cuomo went down to Georgia Monday to advise local officials there on how to curb the coronavirus pandemic — but critics said the trip was nothing more than an ill-conceived public relations stunt given all the deaths that New York suffered.
New York was the hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak in the early spring and more than 25,000 residents have died from the killer bug — more than any other state. And Cuomo has come under heavy criticism for his early edict that may have led to more than 6,000 nursing home deaths.
While the pandemic has eased in the Empire State following shutdown orders and social distancing measures, the pandemic is now raging in the Peach State and other parts of the country and New York officials are already planning for a “Wave 2” to hit New York.
Upstate Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin called Cuomo’s trip “absurd and obscene.”
“Cuomo is acting like a conquering hero. New York leads the nation cases and deaths. He refused to act early and failed to contain the coronavirus. His policies contributed to more deaths in nursing homes,” said McLaughlin, a Republican.
“This trip is unbelievable. He’s definitely trying to rehab his image.”
The trip could also be viewed as a slap at Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who has battled with Democratic mayors in the Peach State over how to handle the outbreak. Kemp sued Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms over the city’s mandate for residents to wear masks, which he opposed as onerous.
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The three-term Democratic governor insisted he wasn’t visiting Savannah as a public relations offensive to toot his own horn.
“I feel compelled to go because I know a little bit about this,”Cuomo said.
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Georgia is among the 23 states on the state travel advisory list for rising cases of COVID-19, meaning visitors from there must quarantine for 14 days upon entering New York.
Cuomo said he was not quarantining upon return because he considers himself an “essential” employee
The devil went down to Georgia
LOL!! That was the first line that came into my head too!!
Good one!
Was he hiking on the Appalachian Trail with Governator Stacy Abrams while getting his dumbells tweaked?
Yeah...how to kill people.
“I feel compelled to go because I know little bit about this,”Cuomo said.
No true words were ever uttered.
‘...the pandemic is now raging in the Peach State and other parts of the country and New York officials are already planning for a “Wave 2” to hit New York.’
nothing like unbiased reporting, is there...?
You nailed it! He dragged the bow across his nipple rings and it made an evil hiss
He is a guru of what not to do.
I’d quarantine him for 14 days.
The Butcher of Brooklyn
did he quarantine for 14 days? They should Put an ankle bracelet on him if he refuses
Now the first thing Cuomo should mention is "killing seniors" the easy way. Then mention the no drinks in bars or restaurants unless you eat.
Be sure to stress that protests...either peaceful or violent are Covid exempt.
He’s just seeing where a bunch of the jobs from NY went to.
He probably brought a few dozen test tubes to uncork in strategic places to spread the NEW AND IMPROVED FAUCI COVID IN GA.
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