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Democrat lawmakers at both the federal, and state level, urged Andrew Cuomo to resign as governor. This action followed the release of the report detailing the sexual harassment allegations against him. New York’s Democratic lieutenant governor will assume duties as governor until the completion of Cuomo’s current term.<\/p>\n
From Reuters:<\/span><\/p>\n Investigators concluded that Cuomo and his aides created a “toxic” and “hostile” workplace in an office gripped by bullying, fear and intimidation. The complaints about sexual harassment emerged after broader criticism by Democratic politicians in New York that Cuomo governed through intimidation.<\/p>\n Cuomo last year appeared to be a politician in ascent, presenting himself as an authoritative figure in televised news conferences on the pandemic. His image was burnished by television interviews with his younger brother, CNN host Chris Cuomo.<\/p>\n Shortly after James, a fellow Democrat, detailed the findings, Cuomo, the divorced father of three adult daughters, issued a video statement in which he said, “I never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances.”<\/p>\n “That is just not who I am,” Cuomo said in the video, as he argued that what women described as sexual advances were inoffensive gestures and comments inspired by a natural physical warmth arising from the culture in which he was raised. In the video, he indicated he had no plans to resign, mentioning specifically the fight against the pandemic.<\/p>\n A Marist Poll released a day after the report was issued showed that 59% of New Yorkers wanted Cuomo to resign, compared to 32% who said he should serve out his term and 9% who were unsure. Among Democrats, however, only 52% favored resignation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Reuters has the full article on this story<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"