New York Governor Andrew Cuomo debated Democratic challenger Cynthia Nixon yesterday in New York City and it did not disappoint.
First up, here’s an exchange between the two where Cuomo accidentally admitted he’s a liar. For real:
CUOMO: Can you stop interrupting?
NIXON: Can you stop lying?
CUOMO: As soon as you do.
Talk about a “self-own”:
(This is what we call a self-own.)
CUOMO: Can you stop interrupting?
NIXON: Can you stop lying?
CUOMO: As soon as you do. pic.twitter.com/YGc5MOW1xL
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) August 29, 2018
But then it got worse for the governor when he accused Nixon of trading on her wealth to get personal favors from the mayor for her wealthy friends. It turned out, after Cuomo’s lengthy attack, that he was talking about Nixon asking the mayor’s office to prevent helicopters from flying over NYC’s annual Shakespeare in the Park festival which gives free theater performances in Central Park:
Absolutely painful back-and-forth between Cuomo & Nixon here.
Cuomo tries to accuse Nixon of being "a corporation" and donating as "a corporation" to get special favors in NYC.
The "favor"?
She requested no helicopters above "Shakespeare in the Park" so people could hear. pic.twitter.com/D0BAcGJWxe
— jordan (@JordanUhl) August 29, 2018
Surprisingly, there were no questions on Harvey Weinstein, which was good news for Cuomo as news broke yesterday that Cuomo ended the state’s AG investigation into Weinstein shortly after receiving a big donation from Weinstein’s law firm:
No Weinstein related q’s or comments either
— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) August 29, 2018
And neither one wanted NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio’s endorsement:
They ended by both not wanting the mayor’s endorsement
— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) August 29, 2018
Although after the debate, de Blasio did attack Cuomo for things he said during the debate over NYC’s public transit agency:
Security in our shelters was ignored for years by both state and city governments — while the population skyrocketed thanks to @NYGovCuomo cutting rental aid to homeless families. That's why we put the NYPD in charge of securing our shelters, improving safety for everyone.
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) August 30, 2018
And over NYC’s homeless problems:
The state runs the MTA. @NYGovCuomo knows this. I know he’s really bad at it — every New Yorker does — but he can’t just pretend it’s not his fault because it’s election time.
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) August 30, 2018
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