New York Newspaper Calls For Gov. Cuomo To Resign

The problems just continue to grow for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Four women have now come forward to accuse him of sexual harassment, and many of his ex-staffers are now accusing him of promoting a toxic environment among those working in his administration.

But perhaps most important is the charge that his administration hid many nursing home deaths from COVID-19 to avoid making the governor look bad.

That's what the Albany Times-Union details in their editorial asking the governor to resign. Here is part of what the newspaper's editorial board had to say:

First Gov. Andrew Cuomo hid the truth about deaths of nursing home residents from the public. Then his administration lied about why. Then, pretending to come clean, it lied about why it lied. 

Enough. Mr. Cuomo has squandered the public’s trust at a time when it’s needed more than ever. Amid an enduring pandemic, it is vital that people can believe what their governor and their government are telling them, and that the rules they’re asked to follow and the sacrifices they’re asked to make are truly in the interest of public health. It is time for Mr. Cuomo to resign, and for those who helped him deceive the public to go, too.

We do not say this lightly. We endorsed Mr. Cuomo for governor three times. He has brought to fruition a host of important progressive goals. But between his manipulation of state ethics bodies, multiple allegations of sexual harassment and these latest revelations on nursing home deaths, he has lost the credibility he needs to lead this state, especially in the midst of a public health crisis.

As we wrote in our last endorsement of him: “New York still matters. It's the fourth-largest state and the financial center of the world. It's the birthplace of women's rights and LGBT rights. It embodies the American melting pot. With its wealth, its legacy and its diversity come a special responsibility to stand as a moral voice in America.”

Mr. Cuomo can no longer be that voice.