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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 from March 10, 2020, 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.

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While the order was meant to prevent overcrowding of hospitals, it resulted in releasing 9K patients into long-term care facilities and a total of 15K dying from COVID in nursing homes.

Cuomo admitted an email from one his aides about the death count, calling it "the great debacle," was sent on his behalf.

Cuomo also blamed the Trump White House and accused Republicans of using "lies and deceptions" in response to the committee's accusations that he and his staff omitted thousands of COVID deaths in July 2020.

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In addition, Cuomo said the US "lost more people than China," a much larger country, because Trump "denied [COVID] for months" and "failed to supply the states with critical medical equipment."

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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.

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While the governor's order was described as preventing overcrowding hospitals, it resulted in 9K patients being released into long-term care facilities and a total of 15K dying from COVID in nursing homes.

When asked about an email from one of his former aides that called the nursing home issue "the great debacle," Cuomo admitted that it was sent on his behalf. The email also said, "Get a report on the facts because this legacy will overwhelm any positive accomplishment."

The committee further accused Cuomo and his staff of omitting thousands of COVID deaths in July 2020. In response, Cuomo blamed the then-Donald Trump White House and accused Republicans of using "lies and deceptions."

Cuomo also pointed out that the US "lost more people than China," which has "four times the population," arguing the reason for that was that Trump "denied it for months" and "failed to supply the states with critical medical equipment."

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.

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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.

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There is a 50% chance that the of the maximum per-100K weekly rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations occurring in the United States between June 1 and October 5, 2024, will be 4.8, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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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. Trump had nothing to do with Cuomo's decision to put sick patients inside nursing homes.

This is an election-year political attack by the House, which should be spending its time legislating instead of attacking Democratic governors. Trump's failure to acknowledge the arrival of the pandemic and supply the nation with proper medical care was the major reason at least 1.2M American died from COVID.

There's a 50% chance that the magnitude of the maximum weekly rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US between June 1 and Oct. 5, 2024 will be 4.89, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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