New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won't fight with Trump but pushed back that “He’s doing nothing.. All he’s doing is walking in front of the parade”
Friday, April 17, 2020
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| New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. | John Minchillo, File/AP Photo |
VietPress USA (Apr. 17, 2020): On Thursday, New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo organized a press conference on Coronavirus... President Trump followed his dialogues with Press and reporters and Trump tweeted out:
Get out there and get the job done," Trump tweeted. "Stop talking! We built you thousands of hospital beds that you didn't need or use, gave large numbers of ventilators that you should have had, and helped you with testing that you should be doing.
"We have given New York far more money, help and equipment than any other state, by far, & these great men & women who did the job never hear you say thanks," the president added. "Your numbers are not good. Less talk and more action!
Today at a press conference on Friday, Govenor Andrew Cuoma strongly pushed back against President Trump, saying that more than 800 people have been treated at the temporary hospital sites the federal government established in the state. He also said that he has repeatedly thanked Trump for what he's done and the assistance he has given to New York.
USNews reported that, the president has gone after the New York governor before, criticizing him, and other Democratic governors, earlier this week. Following the criticism, Cuomo said Trump "will have no fight with me," but, in what seemed to be a change of heart Friday, the governor lashed out at the president.
Cuomo said that state officials were responding to projections and facts from the federal government and that if Trump isn't happy with the way New York responded he should fire his White House coronavirus task force and officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
When it comes to gratitude, which Trump says Cuomo hasn't shown, the governor said that if the president wants thanks, he'll give him thanks for "doing his job." He acknowledged that the federal government was helpful in finding ventilators, coordinating with China for medical supplies and for sending the Navy hospital ship to New York City.
Gov. Cuomo said: “First of all, if he’s sitting home watching TV, maybe he should go to work” and said Trump’s announcement of new guidelines for reopening the U.S. economy was meaningless.
“He didn’t announce anything,” Cuomo said. “He’s doing nothing. ... All he’s doing is walking in front of the parade.”
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In Trump-Cuomo spat on coronavirus, the gloves come off
As New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was giving his daily press briefing on the state's coronavirus response Friday, President Trump was apparently listening and didn’t like what he heard.
”Governor Cuomo should spend more time ‘doing’ and less time ‘complaining,’” Trump tweeted midway through the press conference, which was being carried live on cable news networks. “Get out there and get the job done. Stop talking! We built you thousands of hospital beds that you didn’t need or use, gave large numbers of Ventilators that you should have had, and helped you with testing that you should be doing. We have given New York far more money, help and equipment than any other state, by far, & these great men & women who did the job never hear you say thanks. Your numbers are not good. Less talk and more action!”
As he took questions, Cuomo was asked to respond to Trump’s comments. And the governor, who has been reluctant to engage with Trump during the crisis, turned the president’s criticisms back on him.
”Governor Cuomo should spend more time ‘doing’ and less time ‘complaining,’” Trump tweeted midway through the press conference, which was being carried live on cable news networks. “Get out there and get the job done. Stop talking! We built you thousands of hospital beds that you didn’t need or use, gave large numbers of Ventilators that you should have had, and helped you with testing that you should be doing. We have given New York far more money, help and equipment than any other state, by far, & these great men & women who did the job never hear you say thanks. Your numbers are not good. Less talk and more action!”
As he took questions, Cuomo was asked to respond to Trump’s comments. And the governor, who has been reluctant to engage with Trump during the crisis, turned the president’s criticisms back on him.
“First of all, if he’s sitting home watching TV, maybe he should go to work,” Cuomo said.
He said Trump’s announcement of new guidelines for reopening the U.S. economy was meaningless.
He said Trump’s announcement of new guidelines for reopening the U.S. economy was meaningless.
“He didn’t announce anything,” Cuomo said. “He’s doing nothing. ... All he’s doing is walking in front of the parade.”
Cuomo said he had repeatedly thanked the president for sending the USNS Comfort hospital ship to New York Harbor and using the military to set up a temporary hospital in the Javits Center in Manhattan.
Cuomo said he had repeatedly thanked the president for sending the USNS Comfort hospital ship to New York Harbor and using the military to set up a temporary hospital in the Javits Center in Manhattan.
“What do I need to send, bouquet of flowers?” Cuomo said. “How many times do you want me to say thank you?”
“Thank you for having the federal government participate in a federal emergency,” the governor quipped.
Cuomo pointed out that New York relied on projections from the White House coronavirus task force for the number of hospital beds the state required.
Cuomo pointed out that New York relied on projections from the White House coronavirus task force for the number of hospital beds the state required.
“Mr. President, if you want to point fingers ... we built more beds than we needed,” Cuomo added. “Our only mistake was believing your numbers.”
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