{"id":1187773,"date":"2022-01-04T16:20:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T21:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1187773"},"modified":"2022-01-04T16:21:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T21:21:18","slug":"comedian-jim-gaffigan-defends-pandemic-leadership-of-de-blasio-cuomo-at-least-they-had-good-intentions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comedian-jim-gaffigan-defends-pandemic-leadership-of-de-blasio-cuomo-at-least-they-had-good-intentions\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian Jim Gaffigan Defends Pandemic Leadership of de Blasio, Cuomo: &#039;At Least They Had Good Intentions&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcomedian-jim-gaffigan-defends-pandemic-leadership-of-de-blasio-cuomo-at-least-they-had-good-intentions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1187773&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Even as the most stalwart Democrats distance themselves from their legacies, comedian Jim Gaffigan is defending former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), claiming that despite their deficiencies during the pandemic, \u201cat least they had good intentions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a wide-ranging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/jim-gaffigan-took-on-trump-now-hes-skewering-covid-and-qanon-crazies-in-a-new-netflix-special?ref=scroll\">interview<\/a> with The Daily Beast, Gaffigan&nbsp;failed to mention the state\u2019s tragic nursing home mandate that fueled the spread of the coronavirus among the elderly population, killing thousands. He also omitted any reference to New York City\u2019s disastrous lockdowns and vaccine mandates, which have damaged the city\u2019s economy. He said the real culprit for the pandemic was former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Daily Beast didn\u2019t challenge Gaffigan\u2019s defense of de Blasio and Cuomo, providing the Hollywood star with a platform to begin rehabilitating the politicians\u2019 legacies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re in this day and age where here we are talking about de Blasio and the Cuomos, and Gavin Newsom who was one of the stars, but we\u2019ve almost been at this game so long that we\u2019re distracted from the true crisis of the whole pandemic, which was Trump,\u201d Jim Gaffigan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, Cuomo and de Blasio, do they have egos? Yes. But at least they had good intentions.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19358474\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AP18012108006682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19358474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AP18012108006682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1358\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Jim Gaffigan presents the award for best comedy series at the 23rd annual Critics\u2019 Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar. (Chris Pizzello\/Invision\/AP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cuomo and de Blasio fought bitterly during the pandemic\u2019s early months, with de Blasio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2021\/03\/01\/bill-de-blasio-cuomo-should-resign-if-sexual-harassment-or-nursing-home-scandals-proven-true\/\">calling for Cuomo to resign<\/a> &nbsp;over the governor\u2019s nursing home and the sex harassment scandals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe should resign,\u201d de Blasio told MSNBC last year. \u201cI\u2019ve been saying this for months. He can\u2019t continue to lead. Nursing home scandal, sexual harassment and assault scandal, using his staff to write his book, I mean, it\u2019s just \u2014 it doesn\u2019t end. He just has to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo authored a book last year titled&nbsp;American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic, in which he bragged about his leadership during the pandemic. But a&nbsp;New York state ethics commission later ordered Cuomo to&nbsp;&nbsp;repay more than $5 million he received to write the book.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19358578\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-15-at-1.17.26-AM-e1594792228420.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19358578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-15-at-1.17.26-AM-e1594792228420.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Disgraced New York governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a coronavirus-themed poster, titled \u201cNew York Tough.\u201d (Screenshot)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>De Blasio himself faced blowback for his vaccine mandates, which were among the most severe in the country. On his way out of office last month, the mayor even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/06\/new-york-city-mandate-coronavirus-vaccine-all-private-sector-employees\/\">instituted another mandate<\/a>, making&nbsp;the coronavirus vaccine a requirement for all private sector employees starting December 27.<\/p>\n<p>New York City also experienced some of the strictest lockdowns during the first year of the pandemic. Numerous small businesses were forced to close as a result of the mayor\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>Gaffigan infamously experienced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2020\/08\/28\/comedian-jim-gaffigan-melts-down-after-rnc-if-trump-gets-re-elected-its-over\/\">social media meltdown<\/a> in 2020 following the Republican National Convention,&nbsp;warning of an economic apocalypse if Trump were to win re-election, while also calling the president a \u201ccon man\u201d and \u201crapist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Follow David <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Ng on Twitter&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeyItsDavidNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@HeyItsDavidNg<\/a>. Have a tip? Contact me at&nbsp;<a class=\"c-link x5l\" href=\"mailto:dng@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">dng@breitbart.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even as the most stalwart Democrats distance themselves from their legacies, comedian Jim Gaffigan is defending former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) and New York Gov. 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