Government Kathy Hochul, D-NY, refused to say Monday whether the former Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, was suitable for serving as mayor after he announced his candidacy to lead the city.
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer asked the governor during his show, “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer”, about Cuomo’s candidacy and whether he is suitable for leading.
“This is what I’m going to tell you about the mayor’s race. And this is what you will hear all the way up today until the elections are over in June. I will work with whom the really smart voters of New York City decide that they want to be their mayor,” Hochul replied.
Cuomo resigned in 2021 In the midst of accusations of sexual harassment and said that the moment he was “deep” he was sorry for any behavior that was deemed inappropriate during his office. However, he denied the accusations of sexual harassment in the investigation of the Attorney General Letitia James.
Government Kathy Hochul refused to say whether Andrew Cuomo was suitable to serve as a NYC mayor on Monday. (Screenshot/CNN)
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“That is not around to decide. I don’t even vote in the city. But I will also say, I will eventually support people after they have been chosen to increase public safety, dealing with homelessness crisis, people with mental health problems, closing illegal cannabis stores that our streets make Safer.
Hochul said she was not focused on politics and added: “I have a state to run. I have several crises, many of them come from Washington.”
Blitzer followed by asking if she could work with Cuomo despite their history. Hochul, the former Lieutenant -Governor of Cuomo, took over for Cuomo after his resignation and was re -elected To serve a full term in 2022. Blitzer previously noted in the discussion that Hochul called Cuomo’s alleged behavior ‘repellent’.
Former New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this weekend that he launched an offer for mayor of New York City. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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“It is up to voters, Wolf. I do not inject my voice into this election. There are many people who have brought up their names. I admire everyone who wants to run to the office. I am in my 16th elections. I know how challenging it is, but I want people who put the city in the first place, who understand that I have more invested in a long time, she in a long time, she has in a long time, she has in a long time, she in a long time.
She turned to her own agenda, praised a decrease in metro crimes and getting homeless from the street.
“So my agenda is widely based. It is very supportive for the city. I had to work with Bill de Blasio as mayor. I work with Eric Adams in the last number of years. And whatever the voters decide, I will respect that,” she continued.
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Mayor of New York City Eric Adams, who has confronted with his own scandalsruns for re -election, but has a heavy fight while the city is struggling with crime and homelessness.
New York City Democrats will choose their mayor candidate in a primary election set for June 2025.
Rachel Wolf from Fox News has contributed to this report.
