Mayor de Blasio blasted Gov. Andrew Andrew as a bully whose threatening behavior is unusual and beyond politics – even in the rough-and-tumble world of politics.
“I talk to Chuck Schumer all the time, I talk to Nancy Pelosi,” De Blasio said on Monday Night NY.
“I have spoken to American presidents. Nobody does this kind of work, ”the mayor said.
De Blasio unloaded on Cuomo as a third woman accused him of inappropriate behavior during an encounter at a wedding party.
When asked about his relationship with Cuomo, de Blasio said, “I had experienced a lot of different realities that were not civilized, I say that when you can disagree people are going to government in a normal way. Will be related to. People can be strict towards each other.
“The classic reality we’ve seen here, [is the]Bullying people is an attempt to reduce people in ways that are not consistent with how things are normally done. “
Two powerful New York Democratic polls have often been at odds during overlapping tenures as mayor and governor.
After a nasty controversy in 2015, de Blasio said that Cuomo engaged in “political deception” and “revenge or revenge” if people disagreed with him.
De Blasio rekindled in Cuomo about the sexual harassment allegations of the job leveled against the governor by former employees Lindsay Boylan and Charlotte Bennett, as well as their controversial nursing home policies.
He said the Cuomo scandals have caused a “confidence crisis” and a “crisis of confidence”.
“Two women have come forward with very detailed descriptions of sexual harassment. This is the kind of thing that should not happen anywhere in today’s society – but especially someone entrusted with leadership and one who seeks women’s rights.
“He was an employee, to see that someone had really used his power over a young woman, to try to explain that she should have sex with him.” This was definitely heard by Charlotte Bennett. And we do not consider the details given by him. It seems like what was being said. This is unacceptable behavior. “
“Come on! This is not just acceptable behavior in today’s society.”
Cuomo was planning to run for a fourth term next year, before the scamsters stoned his governing. But de Blasio said that Cuomo might not be able to complete his term.
He said that Cuomo becomes “invalid” if the allegations of harassment are confirmed.
State Attorney General Letitia James Quomo is overseeing the investigation and will appoint an independent investigator to handle the case.
“I’m talking about the effect here. You people no longer trust. What do you do if you can’t get people noticed? “, The mayor said.
The Governor’s office did not immediately comment on De Blasio’s claims about the Governor’s threatening behavior.
Cuomo released a statement on Sunday that tried to clarify the harassment allegations, calling his comments a “joke”.
“Sometimes at work I think I’m fickle and joke that I think it’s funny. I take this opportunity to tease people about what I think is a good temperament.
“I now understand that my conversations can be insensitive or very personal and some of my comments, given my situation, made others feel in ways I never intended,” he said. . He said, “I have accepted some things that I have said that they have been deemed as an unwanted flirtation.” Anyone felt that way, I’m really sorry. “
Earlier on Monday, de Blasio said that Cuomo’s treatment of the young women was no laughing matter.
Meyer also cited the Cuomo nursing home scandal being investigated by federal prosecutors from the Justice Department and the Brooklyn US Attorney’s Office.
De Blasio noted the admission of the Cuomo team that it concealed the exact number of nursing home residents killed by COVID-19 for months among lawmakers and the public because of a federal investigation – one of the first revealed in a post scoop Cover.
“We don’t even know why. We don’t know the truth of why this information was withheld. Why did they take action. Was it related to their political needs, media needs, was it related to their campaign contributions ?. We don’t know, “said the mayor.
“But we know that those families are missing their loved ones.”
“Know why the information was withheld.” Why do we know this? Because the governor’s top aide told us, ”he said referring to the governor’s secretary, Melissa Derasa.
“If I have ever seen it, it is a confidence crisis.” Confidence crisis. “
The Governor and Commissioner of the state’s Health Department, Howard Zucker, defended his initial March 25, 2020 directive that nursing homes were required to discharge or cure COVID-19 patients from hospitals, a policy that critics have said Said contributed to the infection and death of other nursing home residents.
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