Facing political heat on his left flank in his bid for a third term three years ago, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called in a favor from Joe Biden, asking him to deliver the keynote address at New York’s Democratic Convention.
, asking him to deliver the keynote address at New York’s Democratic Convention. His longtime friend didn’t disappoint, with remarks that underscored their close political and personal bond.
“The president believes Governor Cuomo should do the right thing, resign and leave space for future leadership in New York,” she said. Biden’s own words a day before on the issue were carefully chosen, and seemed reluctantly spoken. It took two questions for him to answer with a simple, “Yes,” about whether Cuomo should resign — a testament to the difficulty of the moment and disappointment he feels privately at Cuomo’s downfall, as one source close to the president put it.
Tuesday was also the day Biden’s Covid team held its biweekly call with the nation’s governors — a call Cuomo himself used to run as chairman of the National Governors Association until he was replaced by Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchison, a Republican, a month ago. “It is especially nice to have a friend in the federal government who you can call on from time to time who can be a little helpful in greasing the wheels of justice, let’s call it, and the vice president’s office was very, very helpful in expediting this project,” Cuomo said as Biden joined him for the groundbreaking of the updated airport in 2016.
And he spoke of Andrew Cuomo bearing the same burden as his son of having to follow in a father’s footsteps, quoting George W. Bush as saying of his father: “I inherited all his enemies and only some of his friends.”
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