Former NY Gov. Cuomo to Testify Before House COVID Panel
Former NY Gov. Cuomo to Testify Before House COVID Panel
The Facts
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo testified Tuesday before the US House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, particularly related to his governance during the pandemic and his state's nursing home policies at the time.
This comes a day after the committee released a report quoting him on March 10, 2020, as saying COVID in nursing homes would be a "nightmare," 15 days after which he issued an order not to block "re-admission or admission" into nursing homes for those with the virus.This comes a day after the committee released a report quoting him on March 10, 2020, as saying COVID in nursing homes would be a "nightmare," 15 days after which he issued an order allowing "re-admission or admission" into nursing homes for those with the virus.
The Spin
Though it took over four years to happen, Cuomo's deadly COVID policies are finally being brought to light. Thanks to House Republicans, Americans know that the former governor killed thousands of elderly New Yorkers and doctored the data to get away with it. Donald Trump had nothing to do with Cuomo's decision to put sick patients inside nursing homes.
The House of Representatives is a federal legislative body, but Republicans—clearly due to it being an election year—have chosen to target one former Democratic governor for political reasons. COVID has killed 1.2M Americans nationally, the original reason for which was Trump's failure to both acknowledge the existence of the virus and supply the nation with medical care.
