Posted on 03/01/2021 5:13:15 PM PST by KingofZion
Anna Ruch had never met Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo before encountering him at a crowded New York City wedding reception in September 2019. Her first impression was positive enough.
The governor was working the room after toasting the newlyweds, and when he came upon Ms. Ruch, now 33, she thanked him for his kind words about her friends. But what happened next instantly unsettled her: Mr. Cuomo put his hand on Ms. Ruch’s bare lower back, she said in an interview on Monday.
When she removed his hand with her own, Ms. Ruch recalled, the governor remarked that she seemed “aggressive” and placed his hands on her cheeks. He asked if he could kiss her, loudly enough for a friend standing nearby to hear. Ms. Ruch was bewildered by the entreaty, she said, and pulled away as the governor drew closer.
“I was so confused and shocked and embarrassed,” said Ms. Ruch, whose recollection was corroborated by the friend, contemporaneous text messages and photographs from the event. “I turned my head away and didn’t have words in that moment.”
Ms. Ruch’s account comes after two former aides accused Mr. Cuomo of sexual harassment in the workplace, plunging his third term into turmoil as the governor’s defenders and Mr. Cuomo himself strain to explain his behavior.
*** Ms. Ruch’s example is distinct from those of the former aides: A former member of the Obama administration and the 2020 Biden campaign, Ms. Ruch has never been employed by the governor or the state. But her experience reinforces the escalating concerns and accusations about Mr. Cuomo’s personal conduct — a pattern of words and actions that have, at minimum, made three women who are decades his junior feel deeply uncomfortable, in their collective telling.
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But he won an emmy for not being orange
Gov. Solazzo is so ugly it was probably his wedding
I’ll take
“Cuomo out by March 14”
Just to get the ball rolling
“Cuomo is toast”
Shocking, considering that just 6 months ago, he was a media and D party star.
Nancy and the DNC are running scared from Cuomo now
Isn’t his asking evid3ence of his seeking permission; seeking to determine if the advance was or was not welcome?
Definitely toasty-toast
“When she removed his hand with her own, Ms. Ruch recalled, the governor remarked that she seemed “aggressive” and placed his hands on her cheeks. He asked if he could kiss her, loudly enough for a friend standing nearby to hear. Ms. Ruch was bewildered by the entreaty, she said, and pulled away as the governor drew closer.”
What is this...50 Shades of Gray? You can kiss this Cuomo!
In this case, I have to defend Governor Cuomo. It’s called making a move. The problem is that it might be creepy for him to do it because he is an older guy hitting on a young woman.
Hey Andrew, quit humping the bride’s leg.
Meanwhile, the mainstream media is completely ignoring the fact that he sent thousands of elderly New Yorkers to their death with his nursing home order.
Was talking to some co-workers today and the consensus was that if a third complainant surfaced, he would be politically “mortally” damaged and unable to run for another term for Gov.
If you are a libtard politician and the NYT turns against you, you’re toast.
If you wear a bare backed dress why would you be surprised a guy puts his hand on your back? At least he ASKED if he could kiss her...Had a similar thing happen to me long ago..I appreciated the guy ASKED...I said No...and that was it.
Wonder who wants Cuomo taken down. He’s obviously in someones way.
DiBlasio.
DiBlasio is so hated by so many in his own party he has to be made to look like a gentlemen in comparison to Cuomo.
I have used these looks before...sometimes just innocent flirtation..and sometimes making a move
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