Andrew Cuomo

[[File:Andrew Cuomo 2019.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Cuomo in 2019]]
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'''Andrew Mark Cuomo''' {{lived|1957}} is the once-hailed now-disgraced ex-Governor of [[New York]] state. He served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 until his resignation in August of 2021, mostly due to public backlash against him for alleged numerous instances of sexual harassment.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-ag-says-probe-found-gov-cuomo-sexually-harrassed-multiple-women-broke-2021-08-03/ NY Attorney General says probe found Cuomo harassed multiple women, Reuters]</ref> Prior to that, he served as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under [[Bill Clinton]].<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations/Clinton_cabinet.htm Bill Clinton Cabinet Nominations], ''Senate.gov''</ref> He attempted to run for Mayor of [[New York City]] to replace 
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==American nobility==
Andrew is the son of {{wpl|Mario Cuomo||,}} who was lieutenant governor for four years and governor for another twelve; Andrew served as his dad's campaign manager. Because history always loves a good joke, Mario was known for something called the "Corona Fighting 69".{{efn|{{wpl|Corona, Queens}}, not corona virus}}<ref>[https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2015/01/before-his-rise-mario-cuomo-started-as-creative-queens-mediator/179641/ Mario Cuomo history]</ref><ref>[http://www.hankboerner.com/staytuned/tag/the-corona-fighting-69/ Catching Up – Some Views About Some Guys From Queens (NY)] by Hank Boerner (April 22, 2020).</ref>

{{wpl|Chris Cuomo}}, his younger brother, was a news anchor at [[CNN]] and the two would sometimes hold interviews with each other. Chris would later be fired by CNN after rising allegations of misconduct. 

==COVID-19 pandemic response==
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In the early days of the pandemic, Cuomo received substantial media attention for his supposed masterful handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of New York. From March to June 2020, Cuomo held 111 consecutive televised press conferences, accumulating an audience of over 59 million viewers<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAL7z4cvPuU&t=179sin Governor Cuomo Receives Founders Award at 48th International Emmy Awards]</ref><ref group=note>The entire population of New York state is only 19.45 million (as of 2019), which means he was obviously getting national attention from this.</ref> during which he reported daily positive case totals, his shut-down plans/policies, etc. Cuomo became quickly known for his rather hard-core COVID-19 restrictions, even compared to other Democrat-led states like [[Colorado]] and [[North Carolina]], which, of course, drew sharp contrasts to the redder, less-restrictive states like [[Texas]] and [[Florida]] in the news and social media.

As this was all prior to his numerous scandals being exposed, Cuomo received substantial praise from other Democratic politicians and celebrities for his handling of New York's COVID-19 response.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7H41OYIWrU Robert De Niro On Gov. Cuomo: He's Doing What A President Should Do]</ref>

This supposed leadership led to "Cuomosexual" being an actual thing.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-04-28/andrew-cuomo-sexual-ellen-degeneres-youtube Cuomosexual, LA Times]</ref>

Then came a turn for the worse…

===Nursing home scandal===
During the early days of COVID, there was some concern that the hospitals were becoming too full. To ensure there was enough room for the most vulnerable people, on March 15th, 2020, Cuomo ordered that the nursing homes ''must'' accept any patient that was stable.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200407103413/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2020/03/doh_covid19-_nhadmissionsreadmissions_-032520.pdf The order itself]</ref> Nursing homes, mind you, that housed exactly those people who were most at risk from COVID. As absolutely anyone could've guessed, the sick patients spread COVID to the other patients as well as some of the nurses. The number of deaths is now estimated to be '''twelve thousand'''.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/gov-kathy-hochul-acknowledges-12000-more-covid-19-deaths-in-new-york-2021-8 Governor Kathy Hochul admits to 12,000 excess deaths]</ref> In order to somehow make himself the hero, these deaths were covered up and reports were suppressed.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2021/04/08/team-cuomos-nursing-home-coverup-was-even-worse-than-we-knew/ Coverup worse than we knew]</ref>

At best, this was an example of ''criminal'' levels of incompetence and utter stupidity. Perhaps Cuomo was terrified of the state budget?

==Sexual harassment==
Somehow, Cuomo managed to survive the nursing home fiasco, though certainly not untarnished. What ended up putting a halt to his career was the alleged sexual harassment of numerous women in his staff.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/andrew-cuomo-resigns-17161f546bb83c32a337036ecf8d2a34 Governor to resign over sexual harassment]</ref> For unknown reasons, his resignation took place two weeks after it was announced instead of immediately.

Cuomo was listed in sex trafficker [[Jeffrey Epstein]]'s "black book" of contacts.<ref>[https://epsteinsblackbook.com/all-names 1971 names] ''The Digital Epstein's Little Black Book''.</ref>

==Resignation==
At first, Cuomo refused to resign as a lot of officials wanted to wait for the Attorney General's report, though many called for his resignation.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/nyregion/cuomo-resign-congress.html Cuomo Says He Won’t Bow to ‘Cancel Culture’ and Rejects Calls to Resign]</ref> However, on August 3, 2021, the Attorney General released a report saying that he had sexually harassed 11 women, including some with sexual assault.<ref>[https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2021.08.03_nyag_-_investigative_report.pdf REPORT OF INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO]</ref> Many prominent [[Democrats]] called for either Cuomo's resignation or impeachment.<ref>[https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/these-democrats-are-calling-for-andrew-cuomo-to-resign-again/3193966/ These Democrats Are Calling for Andrew Cuomo to Resign (Again)]</ref> Governor Cuomo announced on August 10 that he would step down on August 24, as impeachment articles were written up against him.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/andrew-cuomo-resigns-17161f546bb83c32a337036ecf8d2a34 Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns over sexual harassment allegations]</ref> On August 24, Cuomo was replaced by his lieutenant, {{wpl|Kathy Hochul||.}}<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/23/politics/kathy-hochul-new-york-governor/index.html Kathy Hochul becomes governor of New York as Cuomo leaves in disgrace]</ref>

When Cuomo left office, he had a record low approval rating of 38% and a disapproval rating of 56%. While that is better than Trump when he left office in January 2021, Cuomo's state is much more politically friendly, with New York being around 60% Democratic, and he only had a 57% approval rating amongst Democrats. As such, his approval rating was a lot lower than it would have been without these scandals. Fifty-five percent of New Yorkers even believed he should be charged with a crime.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/andrew-cuomo-leaves-new-york-governorship-record-low-approval-rating-1622213 Andrew Cuomo Leaves New York Governorship With Record Low Approval Rating]</ref><ref>[https://morningconsult.com/2021/08/10/cuomo-approval-rating-new-york/ Cuomo’s Support Among State Voters Plummeted Ahead of His Resignation]</ref>

==Cuomo's Emmy Award==
In November 2020, Cuomo was gifted the Founders Award at the 48<sup>th</sup> International Emmy Awards for his "masterful" press conference presentations.<ref>[https://www.news10.com/news/ny-news/governor-cuomo-receives-founders-award-emmy/ Governor Cuomo receives Founders Award Emmy]</ref> He was stripped of the award in August 2021 following his numerous COVID and sexual scandals.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/nyregion/cuomo-emmy.html Andrew Cuomo Loses His Emmy on Same Day He’s Replaced as Governor]</ref>

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