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4 Mar, 7 tweets, 2 min read

Prior to the pandemic, Governor Cuomo faced persistent criticism for failing to raise taxes on the rich, his attempt to cut Medicaid, and his mismanagement of the subway system. But in the midst of COVID-19, the governor's approval ratings soared.

While Cuomo was taking a victory lap on daytime television, his administration was making some devastating mistakes. One of the governor's most controversial decisions was his March 2020 order requiring nursing homes to admit patients who had tested positive for COVID-19.

In addition to butting heads with his own health experts, Governor Cuomo has been competing with Slenderman-Mayor Bill De Blasio to see who's the bigger schmuck.

The two have sparred over school reopenings and vaccine roll-out, as well as Cuomo's initial refusal to approve De Blasio's shelter-in-place order, which resulted in significantly more cases and deaths.

Cuomo doesn't only attempt to bully NYC’s mayor. He bullies everyone. Some describe receiving angry calls late in the evening or at other inopportune times, and being unable to get off the phone while he berated them. So he's not only a shitty dude; he's also apparently your mom.

Fortunately, New York Attorney General Letitia James is preparing to oversee an investigation into the sexual harassment claims against Andrew Cuomo, and that's good!

We need all of our officials to work for us, and part of that means holding them accountable. Just because Governor Cuomo stepped into a leadership void during the pandemic doesn't mean he gets a pass on his consistently shitty behavior. Also his artwork sucked.

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