{"id":548231,"date":"2021-06-01T13:21:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T17:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=548231"},"modified":"2021-06-01T13:21:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T17:21:16","slug":"gov-andrew-cuomo-calls-to-remember-essential-workers-on-memorial-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-andrew-cuomo-calls-to-remember-essential-workers-on-memorial-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls to remember essential workers on Memorial Day weekend"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fgov-andrew-cuomo-calls-to-remember-essential-workers-on-memorial-day-weekend%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=548231&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 id=\"attachment_2415853\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2415853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo photographed in New York. (AP Photo\/Mark Lennihan, Pool)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:18 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, June 1, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) upset veterans and the families of fallen service members by trying to redefine the meaning of Memorial Day. He received swift backlash for calling to remember essential COVID-19 workers on Memorial Day weekend. In a press conference last week, the Democrat asked New Yorkers to remember the 42,000&nbsp; people in the state who had died from COVID-19, including 1,000 medical workers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This Memorial Day weekend, flags will be flown at half-staff and NY landmarks will be illuminated in red, white &amp; blue to honor essential workers who lost their lives to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>We owe these brave individuals a profound thank you and hold them &amp; their families in our thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYGovCuomo\/status\/1396899054949474304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Additionally, the governor ordered flags to be flown at half-staff around the state on Sunday and landmarks, such as the World Trade Center Memorial, be lit to honor essential workers. Soon after, veterans spoke out condemning the insensitive move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis holiday, this weekend, when you raise your glass and you have your barbeque, it\u2019s not about them,\u201d a veteran expressed. \u201cIt\u2019s about young men and young women who gave their lives, who will be forever young in the service of this nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parents of fallen soldiers also felt the decision lacked finesse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a number of days that recognize the military. Memorial Day is the only day about recognizing the fallen soldiers,\u201d one individual explained. \u201c\u2026I disagree with the decision to commingle even if it\u2019s Saturday, Sunday versus Monday. That weekend is Memorial Day weekend. That\u2019s for a special group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republicans in the state accused Cuomo of trying to redefine Memorial Day. State Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R-N.Y.) reflected on this matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery single one of us understands and appreciates the frontline workers,\u201d he asserted. \u201cIf Governor Cuomo is incapable of carrying the same understanding and appreciation for America\u2019s fallen heroes and their families, the least he can do is stay out of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo\u2019s office later insisted they were calling for essential workers to be remembered on Sunday, the day before Memorial Day. However, some critics still maintained using any day of Memorial Day weekend is unacceptable.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/abcs-jon-karl-admits-pres-trump-was-right-on-covid-19-origins\/\">ABC\u2019s Jon Karl Admits Pres. Trump Was Right On COVID-19 Origins<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo photographed in New York. (AP Photo\/Mark Lennihan, Pool) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 10:18 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Gov. 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