Cuomo Suggests ‘Donald Trump Caused the COVID Outbreak in New York’
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) criticized President Donald Trump’s coronavirus pandemic response as he blamed the president for the virus’ spread throughout the state of New York. During a press conference on Tuesday…
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) criticized President Donald Trump’s coronavirus pandemic response as he blamed the president for the virus’ spread throughout the state of New York.
During a press conference on Tuesday, Cuomo offered a brief overview of all that has transpired over the last several months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Cuomo, Trump and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are responsible for the rapid spread of the virus at the beginning of the pandemic.
“Donald Trump caused the COVID outbreak in New York,” Cuomo said. “That is a fact. It’s a fact that he admitted and the CDC admitted and Fauci admitted.”
Cuomo recalled Trump’s initial response to the coronavirus as he reiterated where things went wrong in New York. As he criticized Trump for his repeated “China virus” claim, he noted how critical it was to place a timely ban on European travel in order to mitigate the spread of the virus.
“It was not the China virus. It was the European virus that came to New York. They missed it,” Cuomo said. “The China virus went to Europe. It got on a plane. It went to Europe. They never even thought of the possibility and then three million Europeans got on the plane and came to New York.”
He recalled how the virus spread for nearly three months before the federal government placed a travel ban on Europe.