Andrew Cuomo Thinks He Got “Canceled.” Actually, the Word Is “Disgraced.”
Andrew Cuomo, New York’s disgraced former governor, is hoping to mount a political comeback. But his posturing as a victim of “cancel culture” can’t change the fact that his comeuppance was richly deserved.
Andrew Cuomo in New York City, 2021. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
For a fleeting moment, Andrew Cuomo was the future of Democratic politics.
Cuomo wants desperately to get back in public life. He is using his campaign account, still packed with more than $10 million, to blast out TV ads proclaiming his vindication regarding the sexual harassment and assault allegations that forced him to resign last year. Cuomo thinks he’s in the clear simply because prosecutors declined to indict him — never mind that predatory, abusive behavior doesn’t have to violate the letter of the law.
On Sunday, Cuomo stopped by a church in Brooklyn to repeat his already stale lines, railing against the alleged “cancel culture” that drove him from office. “If you want to cancel something, cancel federal gridlock, cancel the incompetence, cancel the infighting, cancel crime, cancel homelessness, cancel education inequality, cancel poverty, cancel racism, be outraged but be outraged at what really matters and what really matters to you,” Cuomo proclaimed.
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