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Indian Express
3 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
‘I'll spend 8 years in Washington': Andrew Cuomo outlines national fight against Trump
Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor and current frontrunner in the city's mayoral race, has said he will take on US President Donald Trump nationally if elected. In an interview with Politico, Cuomo said he would use his role as mayor to help Democrats win back the House of Representatives, especially by opposing Trump's proposed Medicaid cuts. 'If I become mayor, I would spend eight years in Washington go to that US Conference of Mayors, go to the National Governors Association,' Cuomo told Politico. 'You're going to have to be a spokesperson, advocate, organiser. This is what Medicaid means in Mississippi, this is what Medicaid means in Texas.' Cuomo believes that Trump's plan to cut Medicaid could hurt Republicans in swing districts. 'Medicaid is not a blue-city, blue-state situation. That is in every state. That is a lot of red Congressional districts. And he could lose the House on cutting Medicaid if you organised it and got it moving,' he said. Despite not yet winning the election, Cuomo is already talking about how he would deal with a Republican administration. He is reportedly under investigation by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for his handling of nursing home deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic. The probe is based on claims that he gave false testimony to Congress about his administration's report on the issue. Cuomo called the investigation 'purely political nonsense' and said he has not been contacted by the Justice Department or received a subpoena. 'My thing is, I don't recall. There's no incorrect statement in 'I don't recall',' he said in the Politico interview. He added that any Democratic mayor who opposes Trump could be targeted. 'Assume any person who becomes mayor will be investigated. Just assume that. If they oppose Trump, he will investigate them for leverage,' Cuomo said. Trump commented on the investigation, saying, 'I've known Andrew. We've had an on-off relationship. He was saying the greatest things about me … and then the next day he'd hit us. But I hope it's going to be okay, I hope it's not going to be serious for him. We'll see what happens.' Cuomo also responded to criticism that Trump supporters have donated to a super PAC backing his campaign. 'I don't even know if they're Trump donors,' he told Politico. 'Bill Ackman donated to me before there was a Trump. These people I know before Trump. They're not Trump donors, they're Cuomo donors who maybe supported Trump.' Though Cuomo says he is only focused on the mayoral race, his comments suggest he sees a chance to re-enter national politics. 'What is Medicaid going to mean in Lawler's district?' he said, referring to a New York Republican. 'But what is it going to mean nationally, is the way you really make a difference.' Cuomo resigned as governor in 2021 after a state report said he sexually harassed multiple women. He denied the findings but stepped down. Winning the mayor's office could return him to the national stage.
New York Post
3 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
Andrew Cuomo vows to lead fight against Trump if elected NYC mayor: ‘I'll spend 8 years in Washington'
New York City mayoral frontrunner Andrew Cuomo has vowed to lead the fight against President Trump if he's elected, insisting he'll 'spend eight years in Washington' in a bid to help Democrats retake the House. The former governor told Politico he planned to wage the national campaign against the Trump administration — even though the 2024 presidential election marked the closest New York has ever come to turning red in almost four decades. 'I would spend eight years in Washington — go to that US Conference of Mayors, go to the National Governors Association,' Cuomo said as he detailed his anti-Trump strategy if he's elected to run the Big Apple. Advertisement If elected NYC mayor, Andrew Cuomo vowed to 'spend eight years in Washington' helping Democrats take back the House. Stephen Yang Cuomo ripped Trump for cutting Medicaid — something he says could lose Republicans the House. Francis Chung/UPI/Shutterstock Cuomo, who is reportedly embroiled in a Department of Justice probe over his handling of nursing home deaths during COVID, noted he would hone in specifically on Trump's planned Medicaid cuts. Advertisement 'He's cutting Medicaid. Medicaid is not a blue-city, blue-state situation. That is in every state. That is a lot of red Congressional districts. And he could lose the House on cutting Medicaid if you organized it and got it moving,' Cuomo said. 'You're going to have to be a spokesperson, advocate, organizer,' he added. 'This is what Medicaid means in Mississippi, this is what Medicaid means in Texas… And you organize that, they don't have a lot of Congressional seats left to lose.' Cuomo made the remarks after being asked what leverage he believed he'd have against the White House if elected.
Mint
30-05-2025
- Business
- Mint
Northern US Mayors Call for End to ‘Irrational' Trade War With Canada
Mayors in states that border Canada are calling for an end to President Donald Trump's trade war with the country, saying it has harmed businesses and workers in their communities and upended one of the world's most successful economic relationships. Andrew Ginther, mayor of Columbus, Ohio, and Bryan Barnett, mayor of Rochester Hills, Michigan, said in an interview Friday that the countries should continue to build things together and trade with each other because the partnership has been working for decades. 'We don't think that growth and prosperity for American cities comes through a prolonged, unstable, irrational and emotionally charged trade war,' said Ginther, a Democrat who is also president of the US Conference of Mayors. 'Our metro economies are based on trade and being able to export what we produce in the United States.' The two mayors were in Ottawa for a meeting of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the counterpart to Ginther's group. The politicians said cooperation among Canadian, American and Mexican mayors has never been stronger and at a municipal level, leaders are broadly united against tariffs. Canada and Mexico were among the first countries targeted by Trump — he imposed levies on goods that don't comply with the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, as well as sectoral duties on steel, aluminum and automobiles, prompting Canada to retaliate with levies of its own. Both mayors' communities are hubs for auto manufacturing, which sees parts zip back and forth across the Canada-US border as vehicles are assembled. Barnett, a Republican, said the interconnected sector has been effective in driving growth for all involved. 'We have two of the strongest economies in the world because we work together,' he said. 'We're a capitalistic society that has succeeded because innovative people find great ways to make important things. And they do that with partnerships, they do that with collaborations. I want to harness that. I don't want to block it.' There is value in the president's overall goal of repatriating jobs to the US, the mayors said, and there are industries where a domestic supply chain is essential, such as computer chips. But the uncertainty caused by the chaotic tariff rollout is damaging businesses' ability to make investment and hiring decisions, they said. A recent survey of businesses in Rochester Hills found that nearly 60% have ruled out capital investment in 2025, with 30% planning to lay people off this year, Barnett said. Given that the top issue in their communities — and the issue that helped elect the president — is the cost of living, the tariffs are a misguided policy, the mayors argued. 'The uncertainty is deadly,' Ginther said. 'The cost of living's probably tough enough when you have a job. When you lose that job, that's when you have families spiral into a real desperate place.' This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Mayor of Deltona defends trip to D.C., saying he never went to inauguration
The Mayor of Deltona is speaking out for the first time after he was accused of going to the presidential inauguration on the city's dime. Mayor Santiago Avila Jr. said he was only in D.C. for the US Conference of Mayors. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The mayor claims he did get approval for the trip. But he admits that approval didn't come from the commission. The mayor said the city manager was aware and signed off on it. We asked the city if that was true and were told the city manager doesn't have that power but is in favor of any commissioner attending events where decision-makers are present. Read: 7-year-old girl dies after junior drag racing accident in Orange County, family says 'I spoke to the city manager, I said look the U.S. Conference of mayors, I got a cool email from Senator Scott's office, they gave me a personal invitation to be at the inauguration,' said Mayor Avila. We learned the Mayor's Conference has a $1,500 registration fee and a city spokesperson said Deltona didn't pay for that. Instead, the spokesperson said Avila attended as someone's guest. Commissioner Dori Howington said she doesn't care why he was in D.C.; she just wanted to be made aware. Read: Florida citrus growers say disease, weather impacts could spell end of the industry 'That isn't a factor. Because the fact that he got there without our permission, that's a concern,' said Howington. Howington also believes city business could have been handled in Florida. 'He can travel within Florida! He can actually attend up to three conferences here in Florida without commission approval,' said Commissioner Howington. Read: State of hospitality and tourism discussed in Central Florida We asked the mayor if he was aware of the travel policy, and he said he was aware of one from 2013 but that commissioners were going off one from 2007. We looked at both policies and each says elected officials must get commission approval before traveling out of state. The commission has agreed to discuss a vote of no confidence for the mayor's actions at the Feb. 17 meeting. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
