Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a recent interview that fellow Democrats are too focused on attacking President Donald Trump and not spending enough time explaining the party’s policies.
In response to Chartock’s question, Cuomo said, “It’s what we’re talking about. You need media coverage. You need to come up with something that excites social media. So that’s what it’s become.”
Chartock then asks, “So we'll take that as a criticism, right?”
Cuomo quickly denied it, defending Gillibrand by saying, “No. look, I believe parts of there you can say that the president has been cowardly on many things.”
Also during the interview, Cuomo appeared to criticize Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) for frequently attacking Trump on her Twitter. The congresswoman regularly shares anti-Trump comments to her 3.6 million followers on the platform.
“Where did it happen that we shifted from a really basically substantive conversation to this celebrity, media, social media, Twitter dialogue that is a mile wide and half an inch deep?” Cuomo said.
“Where celebrity and the number of Twitter followers determines whether you were suited for elected office. And if you have more Twitter followers, then you’re a more viable candidate. Experience doesn’t matter, accomplishments don’t matter. It’s a degradation of the system. It’s a degradation of government.”
In response, Ocasio-Cortez’s spokesman Corbin Trent told the Post that they do not believe Cuomo was referring to the congresswoman.
“He must be talking about somebody else. She’s not a mile wide and an inch deep she’s very in-depth when it comes to policy. I couldn’t imagine he’d be talking about her,” Trent said.
Special Counsel Report
Cuomo also made comments about special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, saying, “Its a moment where the Democrats have to focus.”“‘Well, they didn’t say no obstruction,’ yeah, but they’re not charging him with anything. And that is going to have a certain resonance,” Cuomo said. “And that’s why just being anti-Trump is not going to be enough to win the election and I hope the Democrats get that. And not coming up with anti-Trump slogans or anti-Trump policies.”
The governor called for the report to be released as much as possible, saying “I think it’s in everyone’s best interest, frankly.”
It also concluded that the special counsel didn’t provide enough evidence to substantiate that the president obstructed justice.