New York lawmakers ask wrong group to recall Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Emmy

New York lawmakers ask wrong group to recall Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Emmy

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Several New York lawmakers want to award the Emmy to the New York government. Andrew CuomoAndrew CuomoFeds investigates Cuomo’s handling of outbreaks of nursing homes Overnight health care: Biden officials announce funding to detect virus variants | Senate Dems Unveils Public Option Proposal | White House: Vaccinations by teachers are not necessary for schools to reopen the NY legislature, Cuomo claims threatened him: ‘He can destroy me’ MORE‘s (D) recalled for his COVID-19 press conferences, but sent their request to the wrong organization.

Assemblyman Chris Tague led the effort and was the first of 20 Republicans to send a letter to the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences last November asking him to recall the Emmy Cuomo. Tague said no Democrats were part of the effort, and he was unaware of any similar action by New York state senators.

‘I’m hopeful you’ll evacuate the Emmy [Cuomo] was given these briefings to show him and the public that the actions he took to try to cover up [sic] one of the most horrific tragedies our state has seen will not go without consequences, ”reads the letter sent on Wednesday, in part.

However, the letter was sent to the wrong organization. The congregation members addressed it to Adam Sharp, President and CEO of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, or NATAS.

But Cuomo’s Emmy was awarded by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, or IATAS, a separate group. IATAS did not immediately comment on the letter, which according to Tague is his idea. But a NATAS official confirmed that the group had nothing to do with Cuomo’s Emmy.

Tague is upset by the error.

“I was not aware that there was a difference,” Tague said. ‘When we realized it was the international [group] instead of national we will also send the same letter to the people. For me, I just do not understand why someone who is a civil servant doing his job, why they should be rewarded with something we give to actors and actresses. ”

In the statement that accompanied the award last November, Cuomo attributed the briefings to the briefings, specifically his ‘masterful use of television to inform and calm people around the world’ during the distribution of COVID-19 in New York, which the experiencing worst consequences. of the pandemic.

When the award was announced, Tague described it as an inconspicuous political stunt intended to increase Cuomo’s national fame.

“I did not think he deserved an Emmy,” Tague said at the time. “But I did not think it was a big deal.”

But in light of revelations that Cuomo’s government may have underestimated the scale of the outbreaks in the state’s nursing homes and are now being investigated by federal authorities for dealing with the crisis, Tague now says: “I think it’s a big one. problem.”

“We are now realizing that some of the information discussed in its briefings may be discredited,” Tague added. ‘And why do we give someone a celebrity status or make them famous for covering something up: the deaths of 15,000 New Yorkers. Which, I think, when we fix things, the number is likely to be higher. ”

A Cuomo spokesman described the letter as a waste of time, as New York was still dealing with the pandemic.

“While these politicians have ample time to write shocking letters and issue self-important press releases, our focus is still on vaccinating as many people as possible and leading the state through this public health crisis,” said Jack Sterne, a government official. said. spokesperson, in an email statement. “New Yorkers see that the governor shows up and fights on their behalf every day for almost a year, and therefore they support his action to defeat COVID-19 by a large margin.”

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