UPDATED: The NY governor’s 2020 budget was approved by the state Legislature, which included cuts to Medicaid, undermining his newfound status, reports Joe Lauria.
By Joe Lauria
Special to Consortium News
https://consortiumnews.com/2020/04/03/covid-19-cuomos-bubble-is-starting-to-burst/
In a nation desperate for leadership in this time of peril, New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo has risen to the occasion, delivering reassuring daily press briefings in a no-nonsense style that contrasts sharply with Donald Trump’s nonsense in his own daily appearances at the White House.
Cuomo’s performances, in which he says “we’re not going to put a dollar figure on human life,” have catapulted him to national prominence. He is being widely promoted as the Democrat who should replace disappearing frontrunner Joe Biden to face Trump in November.
Mainstream media has been piling on the praise. The New York Times reported:
“His briefings — articulate, consistent and often tinged with empathy — have become must-see television. On Tuesday, his address was carried live on all four networks in New York and a raft of cable news stations, including CNN, MSNBC and even Fox News.”
MSNBC gushes over Cuomo:
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