Cuomo Wishes He Had Acted Sooner On COVID-19 Pandemic

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) speaks at a press conference in New York on March 30, 2020. (Photo by John Lamparski/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) expressed regret on Monday that he and other leaders across the world hadn’t responded to the COVID-19 virus more quickly when it began emerging in China at the end of 2019.

“When we heard in December that China had a virus problem, and China said basically, ‘It was under control, don’t worry,’ we should’ve worried,” Cuomo told Axios reporter Jonathan Swan in a Monday evening broadcast.

The governor, whose state has by far the highest number of COVID-19 cases, asserted that the rest of the world should have verified China’s claim back then and discovered that it was a much bigger problem than the country let on.

“I wish someone stood up and blew the bugle,” Cuomo said. “And if no one was going to blow the bugle, I would feel much better if I was a bugle blower last December and January.”

“Even though no one danced to the music, I would feel better sitting here today saying, ‘I blew the bugle about Wuhan province in January,'” he continued. “I can’t say that.”

Watch Cuomo below:

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  1. You did as well as you could, sir, by comparison to the denier-in-tweet. Your truthiness is greatly appreciated.

  2. Avatar for noonm noonm says:

    “I wish someone stood up and blew the bugle,” Cuomo said. “And if no one was going to blow the bugle, I would feel much better if I was a bugle blower last December and January.”

    Don’t we all.

    Too bad the Bugle Blower in Chief who was getting intelligence reports on the virus in December and January decided to ignore them.

  3. And our dear Resident Rump is still deflecting any responsibility, and bragging about the awesome job he is doing. He’s reset the bar: ONLY 70,000 dead Americans will be a victory, a great job on his part.

  4. Once again, character will out. Cuomo admits a mistake, says he acted too slowly.

    Mango Mussolini’s response?

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