The Albany Times Union’s editorial board has joined in on calls for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to resign amid a series of controversies surrounding the elected official, writing that Cuomo “has squandered the public’s trust at a time when it’s needed more than ever.”
The editorial board in a Saturday opinion piece specifically cited revelations of Cuomo’s administration intentionally withholding coronavirus death toll numbers in nursing homes, as well as multiple allegations of sexual harassment against the governor.
“Amid an enduring pandemic, it is vital that people can believe what their governor and their government are telling them, and that the rules they’re asked to follow and the sacrifices they’re asked to make are truly in the interest of public health,” the editorial board wrote.
“It is time for Mr. Cuomo to resign, and for those who helped him deceive the public to go, too,” it added.
The board went on to say that while it endorsed Cuomo for governor three times and the elected official has “brought to fruition a host of important progressive goals,” the Democrat has now “lost the credibility he needs to lead this state, especially in the midst of a public health crisis.”
The board also cited that the “excuse for the lie” of withholding the true coronavirus death toll in nursing homes “was a lie, too.”
Cuomo’s top aide, Melissa DeRosa, said that the administration did not release complete data on deaths because it was worried about what response it would prompt from former President Trump’s Justice Department.
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