{"id":196555,"date":"2021-03-07T14:30:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T19:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=196555"},"modified":"2021-03-07T14:30:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T19:30:22","slug":"andrew-cuomo-there-is-no-way-i-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-cuomo-there-is-no-way-i-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Cuomo: \u2018There Is No Way I Resign\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\">16<\/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%2Fandrew-cuomo-there-is-no-way-i-resign%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=196555&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\/03\/Andrew-Cuomo.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told media, Sunday, that he will not resign from his position amid allegations that he sexually harassed five women and called critics demanding he step down \u201canti-democratic\u201d and at odds with the voters of New York.<\/p>\n<p>In a conference call early Sunday afternoon, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/03\/07\/gov-cuomo-no-way-he-resigns-amid-mounting-sex-harass-accusations\/\">New York Post reports<\/a>, a \u201cdefiant\u201d Cuomo said that there is \u201cno way\u201d he will resign, even as a fifth woman came forward Saturday suggesting that Cuomo acted in an inappropriate way during a personal interaction. He also lashed out at critics, calling the idea of resigning over \u201callegations\u201d without establishing their \u201ccredibility\u201d \u201canti-democratic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was elected by the people of the state. I wasn\u2019t elected by politicians,\u201d Cuomo said during the conference call. \u201cI\u2019m not gonna resign because of allegations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe premise of resigning because of allegations is actually anti-democratic,\u201d he added. \u201cAnybody has the ability to make an allegation in a democracy and that\u2019s great. But it\u2019s in the credibility of the allegation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the first two women came forward last week, Cuomo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-governor-andrew-cuomo-releases-statement-apologizing-for-behavior-following-sexual-harassment-allegations\">issued a qualified apology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuestions have been raised about some of my past interactions with people in the office,\u201d Cuomo said in a statement. \u201cI never intended to offend anyone or cause any harm. I spend most of my life at work, and colleagues are often also personal friends. At work sometimes I think I am being playful and make jokes that I think are funny. I do, on occasion, tease people in what I think is a good-natured way. I do it in public and in private. You have seen me do it at briefings hundreds of times. I have teased people about their personal lives, their relationships, about getting married or not getting married.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then called for the New York attorney general to launch an independent investigation into his behavior.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be clear I never inappropriately touched anybody and I never propositioned anybody and I never intended to make anyone feel uncomfortable, but these are allegations that New Yorkers deserve answers to,\u201d he said. \u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s why I have asked for an outside, independent review that looks at these allegations. Separately, my office has heard anecdotally that some people have reached out to Ms. Bennett to express displeasure about her coming forward. My message to anyone doing that is you have misjudged what matters to me and my administration and you should stop now \u2013 period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Cuomo reiterated his support for that investigation and stressing that allegations must be \u201ccredible\u201d before they become actionable.<\/p>\n<p>That is, of course, in direct contrast to Cuomo\u2019s statements about then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn New York, we will not waver and will not back down,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/statement-governor-andrew-m-cuomo-confirmation-judge-kavanaugh\">he said at the time<\/a>, stressing the Democrats\u2019 commitment to \u201cbelieve all women.\u201d \u201cTo Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and all survivors of sexual assault, we believe you and we will fight for you. The sham FBI investigation and the bigger sham, this confirmation process, have energized us to fight even harder for our shared vision for a better future for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, a fourth and fifth woman came forward with allegations against the New York governor, but Cuomo said that they, too, misinterpreted his \u201cfriendly banter\u201d and that he would remain in office until he was voted out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s democracy,\u201d he said. \u201cThere is no way I resign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo is also under scrutiny \u2014 including, possibly, a federal investigation \u2014 over his administration\u2019s decision to send patients recovering from COVID-19 into nursing homes and other adult care facilities even if they were still positive for the virus. That order may have caused thousands of deaths and, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/andrew-cuomo-nursing-home-deaths.html\">the New York Times reports<\/a>, Cuomo\u2019s administration appears to have deliberately hidden the extent of order\u2019s damage, either to avoid a federal inquiry or to avoid diminishing Cuomo\u2019s reputation for stellar handling of the coronavirus pandemic in New York before he could publish a book on the subject.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/now-there-are-5-two-more-women-accuse-gov-cuomo-of-sexual-misconduct\">Now There Are 5: Two More Women Accuse Gov. Cuomo Of Sexual Misconduct<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told media, Sunday, that he will not resign from his position amid allegations that he sexually harassed five women and called critics demanding he step &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2274957,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Andrew-Cuomo.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Andrew Cuomo: \u2018There Is No Way I Resign\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Andrew-Cuomo.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Andrew Cuomo: \u2018There Is No Way I Resign\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2274957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}