In compliance with a congressional subpoena, the disgraced former governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo , finally arrived in Washington, DC, on Tuesday to answer for his pandemic actions before the subcommittee tasked with investigating the COVID-19 response . In typical fashion, he opened the hearing with the familiar lies and hackneyed talking points we have been hearing for four years. But unlike his Albany fireside chats in which he pretended to know what he was doing, Tuesday’s statements are now part of the congressional record and made under oath.
Cuomo’s comment on the March 25, 2020, directive that sent more than 9,000 COVID-positive patients into nursing homes for six weeks: It wasn’t his fault! He was just following orders by the federal government, folks! But where is this federal guidance compelling state governments to pack care facilities with COVID patients? How does Cuomo explain that the majority of other states in the union did not carry out this practice? Let’s be clear on this one. Other than Cuomo’s former health commissioner, Howard Zucker, no doctor or health professional has ever come out in support of this direct order. Here is a little refresher course for those who are new to Cuomo’s blame game: Back in 2020, Cuomo pointed fingers at Trump and the federal government for his deadly order.
In response, Seema Verma, the former director of the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, said she “disagree[d] with” his command. “Under no .
