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Cuomo calls coronavirus the ‘European virus’ in Trump-bashing DNC speech
Fox News, Aug 17, 2020

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo slammed President Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic during his Monday night speech to the Democratic National Convention, accusing the White House of "negligence" even as his own administration drew flak for thousands of deaths in New York's nursing homes.

"Our collective strength is exercised through government. It is, in effect, our immune system. And our current federal government is dysfunctional and incompetent. It couldn't fight off the virus. In fact, it didn't even see it coming. The European virus infected the northeast while the White House was still fixated on China," Cuomo said during his speech, an apparent counterpoint to Trump's labeling of COVID-19 as the "China virus."

He added: "The virus had been attacking us for months before they even knew it was here. We saw the failure of a government that tried to deny the virus, then tried to ignore it, and then tried to politicize it. The failed federal government that watched New York get ambushed by their negligence, and then watched New York suffer, but all through it learned nothing."

During his speech, Cuomo strained to paint COVID-19 as a metaphor for deeper political deficiencies in the country, saying "COVID is the symptom, not the illness."

"Our nation is in crisis, and in many ways, COVID is just a metaphor,” he said. “A virus attacks when the body is weak and when it cannot defend itself. Over these past few years, America's body politic has been weakened."

But Cuomo, a third-term governor who has become one of the most prominent Democrats during the pandemic, has faced criticism for his response to the crisis, which struck New York early, killing more than 32,000 individuals -- the highest death toll in the country.

At issue is Cuomo's edict in late March that essentially ordered nursing homes to accept coronavirus patients from hospitals, a measure designed to free up hospital beds. Facing mounting pressure in May, Cuomo reversed the order.

The state has officially reported a care home death toll of more than 6,600; however, unlike every other state with major outbreaks, New York only counts residents who died on nursing home property -- not individuals who were transported to hospitals and died there, according to the Associated Press. The discrepancy could add thousands of individuals to the state's nursing home death toll.

The Cuomo administration has refused to release the number, leading some to speculate the state is intentionally manipulating the figures.


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Donald J. Trump Retweeted
Lindsey Graham
@LindseyGrahamSC
US Senate candidate, SC

I remember a slow-growth economy, a weakened military, ISIS raging, Iran emboldened, China eating our lunch, businesses struggling, and out-of-control illegal immigration. Those are not the good old days to go back to.

10:56 PM · Aug 17, 2020·Twitter Web App

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Donald J. Trump Retweeted
Lindsey Graham
@LindseyGrahamSC
US Senate candidate, SC

My view of what life was like after the Obama presidency is much different than that of @MichelleObama
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10:56 PM · Aug 17, 2020·Twitter Web App

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Donald J. Trump Retweeted
Lindsey Graham
@LindseyGrahamSC
US Senate candidate, SC

I’m sure I’ve left out many other things….but not a bad first term.

Unlike John Kasich I believe we are on the right path with President Trump. The Biden-Harris path leads to socialism at home and weakness abroad.

Apparently, John Kasich doesn't understand that.

10:13 PM · Aug 17, 2020·Twitter Web App

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Donald J. Trump Retweeted
Lindsey Graham
@LindseyGrahamSC
US Senate candidate, SC

In Case You Missed It @JohnKasich President @realdonaldTrump has:

* Appointed and the Senate has confirmed over 200 conservative judges.

* 2 Supreme Court Justices.

* Cut Taxes.

* Provided massive deregulation.

* Brought the US to energy independence.


10:13 PM · Aug 17, 2020·Twitter Web App

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Donald J. Trump Retweeted
Melissa Francis
@MelissaAFrancis

@NYGovCuomo is responsible for thousands and thousands of nursing home deaths. An estimated one million people have moved out of his state for good. He is $14B in the hole... and counting

9:56 PM · Aug 17, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

Cuomo, just like his brother Fredo, has not got a very good memory!

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Democrat Andrew Cuomo praised the Trump Administration’s coronavirus response as “extraordinary efforts and acts of mobilization,” and called it a “tremendous accomplishment.”

(Great) Video: https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1295537221961953281

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11:07 PM · Aug 17, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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Donald J. Trump Retweeted
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@TrumpWarRoomNY Governor Andrew Cuomo on President Trump's response to the coronavirus:

He “has been responsive to New York and responsive to New York’s needs and he’s done it quickly and he’s done it efficiently.” #DemConvention

(Another great) Video: https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1295547821416947712


10:27 PM · Aug 17, 2020·Twitter Web App

Donald J. Trump Retweeted
Matt Whitlock
@mattdizwhitlock

Oh my gosh Cuomo doing a victory lap after the most outrageous mishandling of COVID in the country is just so gross.

You can't whitewash

* 6,000+ nursing home deaths

* Spreading the virus around the country from NY

* Delaying stay at home orders, leading to 50-80% more deaths


9:46 PM · Aug 17, 2020·Twitter Web App

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Donald J. Trump Retweeted
Steve Guest
@SteveGuest

Andrew Cuomo's ego trip continues: He gave a 5 minute speech and didn’t mention Joe Biden until last 20 seconds or so.

9:56 PM · Aug 17, 2020·Twitter Web App

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Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

Somebody please explain to @MichelleObama that Donald J. Trump would not be here, in the beautiful White House, if it weren’t for the job done by your husband, Barack Obama. Biden was merely an afterthought, a good reason for that very late & unenthusiastic endorsement.....

...My Administration and I built the greatest economy in history, of any country, turned it off, saved millions of lives, and now am building an even greater economy than it was before. Jobs are flowing, NASDAQ is already at a record high, the rest to follow. Sit back & watch!


7:00 AM · Aug 18, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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Curtis Houck
@CurtisHouck
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@ChrisChristie torches Kasich: "Do you know how many Republican governors....endorsed him? Zero & the reason they didn't endorse him is b/c he's a backstabber & untruthful guy....Biden's going to be getting calls from John Kasich, he's going to want to change his phone number."

VIDEO: https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1295551936591286272

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