Just to follow up on our post from last night, the New York Times is reporting that the Cuomo Bros.’ mother, Matilda, was also a beneficiary of the special treatment that saw Gov. Andrew Cuomo allegedly used state resources to make sure his family members had access to early COVID-19 tests in March of 2020:
Now, the timeline here is important as Gov. Cuomo reprimanded Chris for hosting their mother at his home in mid-March:
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo: My Brother Had Our Mother at His House 2 Weeks Ago https://t.co/OJldpRjxcw
— CNSNews (@cnsnews) March 31, 2020
And we learned about Chris testing positive for the coronavirus on March 31, 2020:
BREAKING: CNN anchor Chris Cuomo tests positive for coronavirus https://t.co/e7cVZ0TD7v pic.twitter.com/x2ac5NC6QO
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 31, 2020
So, what this means is that at the same time Gov. Cuomo was reportedly using state resources to test his family members, these same family members were ignoring all the guidelines at the time that said not to socialize with at-risk people, like their elderly mother:
One of the most powerful moments of Gov. Cuomo's briefing today was when he talked about his "best friend" Chris Cuomo testing positive for COVID-19 and said there was a lesson in it. "My mother was at his house," he said. "And I said, 'That is a mistake'" https://t.co/eua3VGCMoU
— Christina Capatides (@capattack) March 31, 2020
With all of the taxpayer money getting used for this and with CNN’s apparent admission that it occurred, we expect the independent investigation into Gov. Cuomo will be quite interested in all this:
"The coronavirus test specimens were then rushed — at times driven by state police troopers — to the Wadsworth Center, a state public health lab in Albany, where they were processed immediately, the people said. "
— Lizzie O'Leary (@lizzieohreally) March 25, 2021
"At times, employees in the state health laboratory were kept past their shifts until late into the night to process results of those close to Cuomo, two people said."
— Lizzie O'Leary (@lizzieohreally) March 25, 2021
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Related:
So. Much. CRINGE! CNN’s statement on Chris Cuomo’s special COVID testing treatment by NYS officials is about as CNN as it gets https://t.co/U9s1oLZb3c
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 25, 2021
‘Must have missed CNN’s coverage of this’: Guess who WaPo’s reporting NY Gov. Cuomo prioritized for Covid testing home visits https://t.co/77L25tP02J
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 25, 2021
