President Joe Biden on Sunday broke his silence over Governor Andrew Cuomo’s growing allegations of sexual misconduct – but he did not call on the disputed New York Democrat to resign.
Cuomo’s president and longtime acquaintance finally addressed the scandal in an unplanned session for questions about the White House South Lawn after several Democrats joined the growing chorus of lawmakers demanding the governor’s resignation after the seventh allegation of sexual misconduct.
PELOSI REFUSES TO CALL CUOMO TO RESIGN
When asked if he agrees with other Democrats to ask for an immediate resignation from Cuomo, he clearly said, “I think the investigation is underway and we need to see what it brings to us.”
Biden’s wait-and-see approach is not a common sentiment in his own party, except for House President Nancy Pelosi, D-California. The Democratic sense. New Yorkers Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer have asked New York Democratic representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jerry Nadler to leave the state governor on Friday as allegations of misconduct continue to surface.
Pelosi reaffirmed on Sunday that she has “no tolerance” for sexual harassment, but refuses to reflect their calls for his resignation until the investigation is completed.
New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating allegations of harassment, and Cuomo said he would “fully cooperate” with her investigation, but made no plans to resign. A defiant Cuomo addressed the allegations during a press call Friday afternoon, insisting he “did not do what is alleged.”
Despite this, nearly 90% of the delegation to Congress in New York called for the governor to resign or be accused, as well as more than 80% of the senators of the state. Last week, the state assembly took the first step toward indictment by appointing a full-fledged subpoena investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against the governor and his handling of COVID-19 at nursing homes.
Biden’s week-long silence over the scandal was called into question last weekend by Cuomo’s former assistant and first-time accused Lindsey Boylan, who called the president and vice-president in a tweet that has since been removed because he refused to to address the growing allegations in public.
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“The governor has denied any wrongdoing,” Boylan wrote on Twitter. He climbed on his platform today and said ‘there are a lot of motivations why people do things.’ “He calls for hatred and speculation to be directed at his accused. All the harm and hatred directed at the women is directed at @NYGovCuomo.”
Boylan later added: “It also questions the judgment and courage of both @POTUS and @KamalaHarris.” She later deleted the second tweet.
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