New
York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday dismissed President Donald Trump's
executive orders as laughable" and another chapter in the federal
government's botched response to the coronavirus as he praised New Yorkers for
mostly good behavior that has reduced the infection rate in his state.
The Democrat was
particularly critical of Trump's Saturday announcement that states must pay
part of USD
400 weekly unemployment insurance benefits. He told a telephone news
conference that Trump's plan would likely cost New York state USD 4 billion.
The concept of
saying to states, you pay 25 percent of the insurance, is just laughable,"
Cuomo said.
It's just an
impossibility. So none of this is real on the federal side. This is going to
have to be resolved."
He said he didn't
know if Trump was genuine in thinking the executive order is a resolution or if
this is just a tactic in the negotiation. But this is irreconcilable for the
state.
And I expect this
is just a chapter in the book of Washington COVID mismanagement.
Meanwhile, Cuomo
praised New Yorkers for driving down the rate of infections in the state so low
that only .78 per cent of 65,812 tests performed Saturday came back positive.
He said the 131
individuals in intensive care units also represented the lowest number since
the early days of the health crisis.
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