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Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York has shown he’s not afraid of Donald Trump. He called out Trump’s claim that accountability for the pandemic lies with state governors, pointing out how unfair it is for the president to blame state governments without sending them federal relief money.
Or, as Cuomo put it to Trump, “Don’t pass the buck without passing the bucks.”
But when it came time to move beyond Trump’s partisan politics for the sake of public health, Cuomo didn’t disappoint, coordinating with the president to work toward doubling testing efforts. Just this week, Cuomo visited the White House to meet with Trump on infrastructure investments and how best to “supercharge” the recovery.
And, perhaps to the president’s chagrin, Cuomo wore a mask on the way there.
Cuomo’s response to the crisis sent him to a sky-high approval rating of 77% among New Yorkers -- while Trump stews at just 31% in his home state. The difference in leadership couldn’t be more clear, but we want to know what you think: