{"id":156251,"date":"2021-02-21T10:36:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T15:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=156251"},"modified":"2021-02-21T11:13:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T16:13:41","slug":"psaki-on-if-biden-still-considers-gov-cuomo-to-be-pandemic-gold-standard-not-a-yes-or-no-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-on-if-biden-still-considers-gov-cuomo-to-be-pandemic-gold-standard-not-a-yes-or-no-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Psaki On If Biden Still Considers Gov. Cuomo To Be Pandemic \u2018Gold Standard\u2019: Not A \u2018Yes Or No Answer\u2019"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fpsaki-on-if-biden-still-considers-gov-cuomo-to-be-pandemic-gold-standard-not-a-yes-or-no-answer%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=156251&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/JP-6-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki repeatedly refused to state during an interview on Sunday whether President Joe Biden still considers New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) to be the \u201cgold standard\u201d for governors when it comes to responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, now we\u2019ve seen that Governor Cuomo has allegedly undercounted nursing home deaths, misled legislators in New York, and he called New York assemblyman in Ron Kim, raising questions, you know, basically threatening to destroy him, I think was his actual words,\u201d ABC News host Jonathan Karl said. \u201cSo does President Biden still consider Andrew Cuomo the gold standard when it comes to leadership on the pandemic?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, Jon, we work with Governor Cuomo, just like we work with governors across the country,\u201d Psaki responded. \u201cHe\u2019s also chair of the NGA. So he\u2019s plays an important role in ensuring that we\u2019re coordinating closely and getting assistance out to people of his state and to states across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we\u2019ll continue to do that. And there, of course, will be a process \u2026 investigations, we\u2019ll leave that to others to determine, the appropriate law enforcement authorities to determine how that path is going to move as we look forward, but we are going to continue to work with a range of governors, including, of course, Governor Cuomo, because we think the people of New York, the people of states across the country, need assistance, not just to get through the pandemic, but to get through this difficult economic time,\u201d she added. \u201cAnd that\u2019s that\u2019s where our focus remains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlright, but Jen, my question was, does President Biden still believe that Andrew Cuomo is the gold standard, represents the gold standard, on leadership during this pandemic?\u201d Karl pressed. \u201cJust a yes or no.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, Jon, the president, the president, well, it doesn\u2019t always have to be a yes or no answer, Jon,\u201d she responded. \u201cI think the president is focused on his goal, his objectives as president of the United States. He\u2019s going to continue to work with Governor Cuomo, just like he\u2019ll continue to work with governors across the country. And I\u2019m not here to give new labels or names from the president, I\u2019m here to communicate with you about what our focuses are and what his objectives are as president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden&#8217;s Press Secretary refuses to condemn Gov. Cuomo&#8217;s cover-up of the number of nursing home deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo covered up data in the face of a DOJ investigation and then threatened Dem lawmakers. How is that not a &#8220;yes or no question&#8221; for the Biden admin?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kVlH9CyhdU\">pic.twitter.com\/kVlH9CyhdU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tommy Pigott (@TCPigott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCPigott\/status\/1363503152335646723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>TRANSCRIPT:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>JONATHAN KARL, ABC NEWS HOST: Okay, I want to turn to another controversy that raged this week. Andrew Cuomo under fire for allegedly not being transparent and misleading on the number of nursing home deaths in New York. Last Spring, President Biden cited Andrew Cuomo is \u2018the gold standard\u2019 for leadership during the pandemic. Take a listen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>[START VIDEO]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>JOE BIDEN, THEN-CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT: Your governor in New York\u2019s done one hell of a job. I think he\u2019s sort of the gold standard.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>[END VIDEO]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>KARL: So now we\u2019ve seen that Governor Cuomo has allegedly undercounted nursing home deaths, misled legislators in New York, and he called New York assemblyman in Ron Kim, raising questions, you know, basically threatening to destroy him, I think was his actual words. So does President Biden still consider Andrew Cuomo the gold standard when it comes to leadership on the pandemic?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>JEN PSAKI, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: Well, Jon, we work with Governor Cuomo, just like we work with governors across the country. He\u2019s also chair of the NGA. So he\u2019s plays an important role in ensuring that we\u2019re coordinating closely and getting assistance out to people of his state and to states across the country. And we\u2019ll continue to do that. And there, of course, will be a process \u2026 investigations, we\u2019ll leave that to others to determine, the appropriate law enforcement authorities to determine how that path is going to move as we look forward, but we are going to continue to work with a range of governors, including, of course, Governor Cuomo, because we think the people of New York, the people of states across the country, need assistance, not just to get through the pandemic, but to get through this difficult economic time. And that\u2019s that\u2019s where our focus remains.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>KARL: All right. But Jen, my question was, does President Biden still believe that Andrew Cuomo is the gold standard, represents the gold standard, on leadership during this pandemic? Just a yes or no.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>PASKI: Well, Jon, the president, the president, well, it doesn\u2019t always have to be a yes or no answer, Jon.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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