{"id":505126,"date":"2021-05-13T17:35:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T21:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=505126"},"modified":"2021-05-13T17:35:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T21:35:28","slug":"cuomo-harassment-is-not-making-someone-feel-uncomfortable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-harassment-is-not-making-someone-feel-uncomfortable\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuomo: \u2018Harassment Is Not Making Someone Feel Uncomfortable\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%2Fcuomo-harassment-is-not-making-someone-feel-uncomfortable%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=505126&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\/05\/GettyImages-1231876043-scaled-e1616731126741.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that \u201charassment is not making someone feel uncomfortable\u201d as he addressed #MeToo allegations leveled against him by numerous women.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GovernorAndrewCuomo\/videos\/3609974115774092\">took questions from reporters<\/a> Thursday after giving a coronavirus update in the Bronx, where he emphasized that he \u201cnever said anything\u201d that he believes \u201cis inappropriate.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/16\/cuomo-impeachment-kathy-hochul\/\">(RELATED: Here\u2019s What Impeachment Looks Like For Cuomo \u2014 And Who Would Replace Him)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can leave this press conference today and say, \u2018Oh, the governor harassed me.\u2019 You can say that,\u201d Cuomo told a reporter. \u201cI would say I never said anything that I believed was inappropriate, I never meant to make you feel that way. You may hear it that way, you may interpret it that way, and I respect that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor also disputed the definition of harassment. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/01\/cuomo-kavanaugh-metoo-believe-all-women\/\">(RELATED: Advocacy Groups That Pushed \u2018Believe All Women\u2019 Silent On Cuomo #METOO Accusers)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarassment is not making someone feel uncomfortable,\u201d he said. \u201cThat is not harassment. If I just made you feel uncomfortable, that is not harassment. That\u2019s you feeling uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Accuser Lindsey Boylan criticized Cuomo Thursday for his remarks, tweeting that Cuomo is \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">using the power of his office to abuse and to validate abuse.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/10\/andrew-cuomo-nursing-home-timeline\/\">(RELATED: TIMELINE: How Andrew Cuomo Went From America\u2019s \u2018Love Gov\u2019 To Fending Off Calls For His Resignation In Less Than 12 Months)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.5243553008596\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYGovCuomo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYGovCuomo<\/a> is using the power of his office to abuse and to validate abuse.<\/p>\n<p>His national microphone makes his message far more damaging than just to the people he has directly abused. It is damaging if we accept it. The governor should be removed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NKDiZq93le\">https:\/\/t.co\/NKDiZq93le<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PL3iEfujqF\">pic.twitter.com\/PL3iEfujqF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyBoylan\/status\/1392942163529539592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cHis national microphone makes his message far more damaging than just to the people he has directly abused,\u201d Boylan said. \u201cIt is damaging if we accept it. The governor should be removed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The embattled governor is being investigated by both the state attorney general\u2019s office for <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/19\/andrew-cuomo-sexual-harassment-assault-new-york-aide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">allegations<\/a> of workplace sexual misconduct and by the Department of Justice for his role in knowingly undercounting the deaths of New York <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/24\/cuomo-nursing-home-order-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nursing home<\/a> patients.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo\u2019s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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