New York’s Democratic prime minister is under fire for announcing Tuesday that he will write a book, “American Crisis,” about his treatment of coronavirus.
“I did not know this whole thing was over and elected officials had time to write books and reflect on it now,” Carlos Lozada, book critic of the Washington Post wrote.
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Cuomo is regularly accused of killing thousands in New York City nursing homes after his controversial policy in late March essentially mandated that nursing homes accept coronavirus patients from hospitals, a measure designed to free up hospital beds. Cuomo eventually returned the order and was widely criticized for the way the situation was handled.
As a result, social media shocked when news broke on Tuesday morning that Cuomo would write a new book about his experience overseeing New York amid the pandemic. “American Crisis” will be released on October 13 and many people have been brought to Twitter with thoughts.
“WTF,” journalist Yashar Ali wrote. “He is writing a book in the midst of an ongoing crisis ???”
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“This man presides over the highest COVID death toll in America, and is actively covering up one of his deadliest failures. His massive campaign for gas lighting now includes a book sale, ”Fox News staffer Guy Benson said wrote.
Many others also criticized the decision:
While Cuomo has many critics, he is also loved by many leftists who believe he provided a voice of understanding in the early months of the pandemic. He delivered a blistering speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday criticizing the White House’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Hours after the book was announced, President Trump shook Cuomo in response to the governor’s speech.
“Now AP estimates that the true number of Cuomo killed because of his total incompetence is 11,000, not the 6,000 originally thought!” Trump tweeted.
The state has officially reported a toll house of nursing homes of more than 6,600. Fox News senior meteorologist Janice Dean, who recently lost her parent-in-law to COVID-19, finally got to testify Monday before lawmakers in New York over nursing home deaths after she was denied the chance the week before.
Dean told Fox & Friends on Tuesday that Cuomo did not provide the exact figures of those who died of COVID-19 in adult care because “New York State does not count the numbers we lost in hospitals.” have nursing homes. “
Unlike other states with major outbreaks, New York only counts residents who died from nursing home ownership, not individuals who were transported to hospitals and died there, according to the Associated Press. The deviation could add thousands of individuals to the death toll from the state nursing home.
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The Cuomo administration has refused to release the number, leading to speculation that the state is deliberately manipulating the figures.
For months, New York was the epicenter of the virus, which eventually killed more than 32,000 people, the highest death toll in the nation.
Cuomo’s payment for “American Crisis” was not disclosed.
