WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday passed up an opportunity to join other Democrats calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is under investigation after multiple allegations of sexual harassment.
Asked by a reporter if Cuomo should resign, Biden responded, “I think the investigation is underway and we should see what it brings us.”
Biden, who made the comments upon returning to the White House from a weekend at his home in Delaware, had not previously spoken publicly about the allegations against Cuomo. However, his comments reflect the wait-and-see position the White House has taken regarding Cuomo’s future.
On Friday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki would not say whether Biden believes Cuomo should resign. She said every woman who has come forward “deserves to have her voice heard, should be treated with respect and should be able to tell her story.” She has said in past weeks that the president supports the investigation.
Several prominent New York Democrats, including Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, have called on Cuomo to step down. The three-term governor has refused to resign and has denied he did what has been alleged.
Six women, several of them former members of his staff, have alleged that he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately toward them. Cuomo has denied touching any women inappropriately.
New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading the investigation into the allegations.
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Joe Biden is a “lech” just like Cuomo. He’s likely afraid the light might shine once again on his bad behavior. He says he supports women who have been harrassed – then prove it. Demand he step down. Pure cowardice.
OF course he’d decline. HE PROBABLY doesn’t even know what folks were on about.
Is the Biden pot credibly accused of sexual assault going to call the Cuomo kettle black? Dem politicians don’t resign for sex scandals, blackface, corruption, treason, you name it. They brazen it out and their voters are impervious to shame.
Two peas in a pod, the hair sniffer, Biden the criminal and the filthy pervert, putting his hands all over women, the murder of the elderly in nursing homes and murderer of babies in the womb, Governor Cuomo. The stink of rotten fish in politics, Biden and Cuomo.
What is that old cliché? “Birds of a feather, flock together.” I guess perverted minds think alike!
AND note how damn near ALL of them are commucrats!? Almost like being a perverted crook, is a REQUIREMENT to join the DNC!
It goes way beyond that Josey… In the communist occupier democrat world of politics … If someone pulls that kind of perversion and gets away with it… it makes them a great politician … look at Slick Willy!
Maybe the President ignores the thousands of elderly who died, as Cuomo put it…they were going to die anyway, and is focusing on the sexual harassment charges thinking “there but for the Grace of God go I”.
Well of course he isn’t going to say anything because if he does someone might turn it around on him and his similar behavior. The liberals have a whole different set of rules for themselves and for others.
He can’t because he would be next!!!! Two total creeps from the swamp, The creep in chief and gov creepo.
It’s like watching a train wreck, beyond belief…