CNN has largely refrained from offering critical coverage of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but presenter Jake Tapper attacked him on Tuesday after the Democrat appeared on late-night television and revealed merchandise promoting the your state’s response to the virus.
On Monday, Cuomo released a poster he designed called “New York Tough” that suggested capturing the journey his state went through while en route to COVID-19.
However, Tapper criticized the governor for his “victory tour.”
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“New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo appears to be on a victory tour congratulating the state and himself for defeating the virus,” Tapper began before pointing to the poster full of “inside jokes” that Cuomo is selling.
“However, there are no illustrations of the more than 32,000 New Yorkers killed, the highest death toll in any state. There is no representation on that poster of criticism that Governor Cuomo ignored the warnings, nor a description of the study that He could have had thousands of lives saved if he and Mayor De Blasio had acted earlier, no painting of their order rescinded that nursing homes receive all infected patients, “continued the CNN presenter.
Tapper accused Cuomo of “revisionism” and “cackling,” who insisted that “he offended many New Yorkers.”
Earlier in the day, the host of “The Lead” criticized the governor for his appearance Monday night on “The Tonight Show.”
“New York State has lost more than 32,000 lives to COVID-19. So while it is great that the numbers have dropped, it is disconcerting to see the singing, Cuomo in Fallon, etc. No other state has lost so many lives, not even close. New Jersey is next with over 17,000, “Tapper started a Twitter thread. “Yes, this has been a great challenge for all leaders, but New York leaders do not have a success story to tell. These are missteps and late actions.”
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Tapper shared several articles that undermine Cuomo’s “victory lap”.
The poster Cuomo himself designed depicts a mountain with essential workers pulling a rope symbolizing how the state crushed the curve.
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At the top of the poster is a quote attributed to the Governor: “Wake up America! Forget politics, be smart!”
The poster features an airplane with “Europeans”, “COVID-19”, “Jan-Mar” and “3 million” on it, suggesting that the virus mainly comes from trips flying in from Europe instead of China, where it is the illness. it is believed to have originated.
Masks are also seen on the poster and President Trump sitting on a crescent moon saying, “It’s just the flu.”
The poster costs $ 14.50 plus shipping and handling, and “New York State does not profit from the sale of this poster.”
Cuomo’s poster was criticized on social media.
The Associated Press reported last week that “New York hospitals released more than 6,300 coronavirus patients recovering in nursing homes during the height” of the coronavirus pandemic under a “controversial policy, now ruled out.”
Fox News’ Brian Flood contributed to this report.
