President Joe Biden on Sunday evening declined to join Democrats’ growing calls for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to resign as allegations of sexual misconduct continue to pile up against the governor.
“I think the investigation is underway and we should see what it brings us,” Biden told reporters.
Several women, most of whom served as Cuomo’s aides, in recent weeks have accused the governor of sexually harassing them. One accuser alleges that he groped her.
New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office is investigating the allegations, and last week the New York State Assembly allowed its Judiciary Committee to open a separate probe into the matter.
Dozens of New York state and U.S. Democrats have called on the governor to resign, including high-power lawmakers such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jerry Nadler (D-NY). Both of the Empire State’s U.S. senators, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), also called for Cuomo’s resignation on Friday.
Cuomo, who denies the allegations, has flatly rejected the notion of leaving office over the growing scandal and even adopted the cliche “cancel culture” defense against his critics on Friday.
“Politicians take positions for all sorts of reasons, including political expediency and bowing to pressure. But people know the difference between playing politics, bowing to cancel culture and the truth,” he told reporters during a press call.
Wise.
Presidents really shouldn’t be sticking their noses into State level political processes unless there is some indication that the State is corruptly or abusively not taking any action.
Here we seem to see a process of an investigation with broad own-party condemnation of the alleged (likely) behavior subject to investigation.
Follow the process.
as should we all… as should we all
The last one …he held my hand too long… OH the humanity1
Cuomo has been governor since 2011
All through the raging MeToo when people (Franken) were being vilified for pictures FFS
Where were these accusers then?
Something stinks
They all need to STFU until the investigation is done
Agree!
Well said
I agree with him. Though it will be shitty for alleged victims to be put through this process, NOBODY should have the power to ruin someone else’s life through accusation alone.