Morning Jolt: Will Andrew Cuomo Take Responsibility?

Alexandra DeSanctis here. I’ll be filling in for Jim this week, notwithstanding what it says in your email inbox.

On the menu today: Andrew Cuomo somehow thinks his policies aren't at all to blame for the enormous number of COVID-19-related deaths in New York nursing homes, a look ahead at some of the Democratic primaries on the docket this evening, and it looks like the University of Michigan will be backing out of hosting a presidential debate this fall.

Cuomo Doesn't Want to Own Up

In an interview on MSNBC yesterday, New York governor Andrew Cuomo refused to accept any blame for the number of COVID-19 deaths among nursing-home residents in his state. It seems clear at this point that, based on conservative estimates, at least 6 percent of the New York's more than 100,000 nursing-home residents have died of the disease during the state's outbreak.

Instead of acknowledging the role that his decisions almost surely played in that disaster, though, Cuomo has consistently blamed the federal government and the CDC and, in this interview, wrote off criticism of his policies as a "political charade."

MSNBC's Stephanie ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 23 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 23 2020 Will Andrew Cuomo Take Responsibility? Alexandra DeSanctis here. I’ll be filling in for Jim this week, notwithstanding what it says in your email inbox. On the menu today: Andrew Cuomo somehow thinks his policies aren't at all to blame for the enormous number of COVID-19-related deaths in New York nursing homes, a look ahead at some of the Democratic primaries on the docket this evening, and it looks like the University of Michigan will be backing out of hosting a presidential debate this fall. Cuomo Doesn't Want to Own Up In an interview on MSNBC yesterday, New York governor Andrew Cuomo refused to accept any blame for the number of COVID-19 deaths among nursing-home residents in his state. It seems clear at this point that, based on conservative estimates, at least 6 percent of the New York's more than 100,000 nursing-home residents have died of the disease during the state's outbreak. Instead of acknowledging the role that his decisions almost surely played in that disaster, though, Cuomo has consistently blamed the federal government and the CDC and, in this interview, wrote off criticism of his policies as a "political charade." MSNBC's Stephanie ...   READ MORE

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