Even a career-killing sexual harassment scandal wasn’t sufficient to make him go away for good.
Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced a return to public life Wednesday, saying he wished to “transfer ahead” — little greater than a yr after the menace of all-but-certain impeachment pressured him to resign in shame.
In an eight-minute video posted on-line and despatched to reporters by his spokesman, Cuomo, 64, stared straight into the digicam, jawboning about his temporary exile and his plans for the long run.
Cuomo, carrying an open-collar costume shirt and jacket, mentioned being pressured from workplace allowed him to spend “time partaking in one thing referred to as life,” including with apparently unintended irony: “I had rather a lot to make up for.”
However with no shred of regret or apology to his a number of accusers, Cuomo — who has denied any wrongdoing — added: “The previous few months gave me a brand new perspective on politics, on individuals and even on life.”
“I've seen all of it: the nice, the unhealthy and the ugly,” he mentioned.
“I imagine on the finish of the day, I would be the higher for it. And I need to transfer ahead and give attention to what is absolutely necessary.”
Simply days earlier than his youthful brother, former CNN host Chris Cuomo, is scheduled to begin a brand new job with the low-rated Information Nation cable station, Andrew Cuomo mentioned he’s “going to be doing a weekly podcast.”
The previous governor claimed that the format of his present “goes to be completely different,” saying he wished “to have the dialog with you” however with out making clear how that might work with a prerecorded format.
Andrew Cuomo additionally mentioned he was “beginning a political motion committee to elect the proper individuals to workplace,” with out naming any names however promising they’d be “individuals who have the character and the capability to face up and lead and take the warmth that goes with management.”
And in an sudden swipe at his fellow Democrats, Andrew Cuomo mentioned he was “beginning the Gun Protected America Challenge” as a result of “I don't imagine our federal authorities has the braveness or the capability to make actual progress” on the difficulty of gun management.
“President Biden gave a speech a few weeks in the past saying he was decided to cross an assault weapons ban,” he mentioned.
“However the Senate simply handed the gun invoice, and it had no ban and it had no capability limits. The Democrats wouldn’t even put the invoice banning assault rifles on the ground, with Democrats united in assist, to point out that the Republicans are stopping passage.”
Andrew Cuomo was obscure on particulars of his plan, nonetheless, saying solely, “I’m excited to let you know extra about that quickly.”
As a part of his comeback bid, Cuomo is anticipated to seem in The Bronx on Saturday to assist the New York Hispanic Clergy Group fill a delivery container with provides for residents of Puerto Rico left devastated by Hurricane Fiona final week.
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