Clinton backs Cuomo in NYC mayoral race, boosting scandal-scarred frontrunner
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Former NY Gov. Cuomo dismissed accusations in NYC mayoral debate about lying to Congress over his role in a report that undercounted the amount of nursing home deaths during COVID. (Credit: WNBC/WNJU)
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AheadofTuesday’sDemocraticPartyprimaryformayorinheavilyblueNewYorkCity,frontrunnerAndrewCuomolandedanotherhigh-profileendorsement.
Cuomo,whoresignedin2021duringhisthirdtermasNewYorkStategovernoramidmultiplescandals,wasendorsedbyformerPresidentBillClinton.CuomoservedasHousingandUrbanDevelopment(HUD)secretaryduringtheClintonadministration.
“AsPresident,IchoseAndrewtobemySecretaryofHousingandUrbanDevelopment,andheneverletmedown—butmoreimportantly,hedidn’tletthenationdown.Hebuiltpublichousingallacrossthecountry,”ClintonsaidinastatementonSunday.
ISCUOMO’SLEADINTHENEWYORKCITYMAYORALPRIMARYSHRINKING?
(FormerNewYorkStateGov.AndrewCuomo,left,wasendorsedbyformerPresidentBillClintoninNewYo
