Andrew Cuomo has received over 35 statements in the past week that called out the work environment he created as inappropriate, overly stressful and toxic.
Several women have come forward with allegations of feeling sexualized by Cuomo. These allegations include inappropriate touching, gestures, sexual advances, and sexist expectations for female employees. The women that have come forward with more serious accusations have been largely supported and believed, although there remains people who are unconvinced.
Beyond allegations of sexism, he is being critiqued as having mishandled the pandemic, especially as it relates to nursing homes and his administration’s large understatement of the recorded death count. The number of COVID-19 deaths among long-term care patients in New York was underreported by about 50%, which also caused a lack of vital information among lawmakers. Many politicians have come forward, labeling Cuomo as incompetent and immoral.
Although inquiries continue, Cuomo refuses to resign, even stressing that he does not want to give into “cancel culture“. Cuomo also has expressed his belief that politicians’ call for his resignation is a political attack, even though Democratic New Yorkers and Republicans are both behind this. The governor continues to welcome people to step forward, but is refusing any serious allegations, declaring that any politician who believes these women is choosing to not believe facts. While he has acknowledged that his demeanor may have made some people uncomfortable, politicians and civilians alike believe that his past and present mistakes are too substantial to ignore.
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