With further evidence of his mishandling of the Covid 19 pandemic in nursing homes and accusations of inappropriate behavior toward female employees, many Democratic leaders in the state of New York wish to see Governor Andrew Cuomo resign. Democratic Senate Majority Leader, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, stated that, "for the good of the state Governor Cuomo must resign," showing full support to see the governor's resignation for such incidences. Republicans and Democratic New York state lawmakers have made calls to impeach Cuomo due to his actions. Democratic Assemblyman, Ron Kim, is in support of impeachment and continues to build support to see the efforts of impeachment begin. Even with a lot of rage against the governor, Mr. Cuomo stated that he was, "[N]ot going to resign because of allegations" as he does not want to be distracted while he views over the distribution of vaccinations in the state. So far, Cuomo states that the allegations are not true and are just political adversaries. Both these allegations and mishandlings have led many to continuously see less favor in the Governor who was seen as a Covid solving hero during 2020 by fellow Democrats and the news media. Now that the information has come through, it seems that his popularity and time in office may be running out.
Jesse Solis
Wall Street Journal - Article by Jimmy Vielkind and Deanna Paul
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-gov-cuomo-says-he-wont-resign-over-allegations-he-acted-inappropriately-11615143713
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