Top 2020 Democrats under fire for 'collective bashing of America' after Cuomo gaffe
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has been floated as a possible 2020 Democratic presidential pick, was forced to backtrack this week after saying America “was never that great” – the latest example of top Democrats criticizing what they see as the country’s injustices.
But now Republicans are saying that it represents part of a broader theme for top Democrats, saying that they are united in their "collective bashing of America."
Cuomo shocked supporters, and sparked a national controversy when he said at a bill signing: “We’re not going to make America great again, it was never that great.”
“We have not reached greatness, we will reach greatness when every American is fully engaged, we will reach greatness when discrimination and stereotyping against women, 51 percent of our population, is gone,” he went on to add.
Cuomo was criticized for the remark on both sides of the political spectrum. On the left, gubernatorial challenger Cynthia Nixon told NY1 it was “another example of Andrew Cuomo trying to figure out what a progressive sounds like and missing by a mile.”
GOV. ANDREW CUOMO'S INCREDIBLE STATEMENT DISSING AMERICA SHOWS BANKRUPTCY OF DEMOCRATIC IDEAS
President Trump meanwhile, tore into his long-standing rival in a series of tweets in recent days. He called it “a career threatening statement” from Cuomo and predicted that “his political career is over.”
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