Political and Legislative
Kathleen Rice Calls for Cuomo to Resign After Another Allegation of Inappropriate Behavior
(CNN)With a woman coming forward to allege that Andrew Cuomo made unwanted advances to her at a wedding they both attended in 2019, the New York governor is now facing three allegations that he behaved inappropriately with women — two of whom worked for him in some capacity.
And, on the heels of the latest allegation, which was reported by The New York Times and which CNN has not independently confirmed, US Rep. Kathleen Rice became the first member of the New York congressional delegation to call for Cuomo to step aside.
“The time has come. The Governor must resign,” tweeted Rice with Monday’s Times article attached.
It’s worth noting that none of those who have called for Cuomo to resign so far are major allies and some, like New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has suggested Cuomo should resign if the allegations are proven true, have had long-running feuds with the governor. But the real potential problem for Cuomo is that these calls might pave the way for Democrats who have so far only called for an investigation to follow suit.
