White House Seeks To Clarify Biden’s Remark That Cuomo Did a ‘Hell of a Job’

White House Press Secretary Pen Psaki is clarifying a recent comment from President Joe Biden about outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D).

In a tweet, Psaki said, “ responded to a specific question today about work on infrastructure.”

“He also made clear it was right for to step down, reiterated his support for women who come forward, and made clear you can’t separate personal behavior from other work,” she added.

During an event at the White House on Tuesday, Biden was asked by CBS News’s Ed O’Keefe, “How would you assess 10-and-a-half years as governor of the state?”

The president asked, “In terms of his personal behavior or what he’s done as a governor?”

He continued, “He’s done a hell of a job. He’s done a hell of a job on everything from access to voting to infrastructure to a whole range of things. That’s why it’s so sad.”

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked him a follow-up question, “Can you really say that he has done a ‘hell of a job’ if he is accused of sexually harassing women while on the job?”

“Should he remain as governor is one question, and women should be believed when they make accusations that are able to on the face of them make sense,” Biden responded. “If they’re investigated, and the judgment was made that what they said was correct, that’s one thing. The question is, ‘Did do a good job on infrastructure?’ That was the question. He did.”

However, Collins noted that the question was broader and not just about infrastructure.