Report: Andrew Cuomo Out Of The Governor’s Mansion — Left One Thing For Staff Members
Embattled New York Governor Andrew Cuomo — who stepped down two weeks ago after a slew of sexual harassment cases — has moved out of the governor’s mansion leaving his dog behind, according to reports.
The development came as Cuomo delivered his “farewell address” Monday, his last as New York governor.
The Albany Times-Union said Cuomo left the governor’s official residence in Albany, the state capital, last weekend to Westchester County, also leaving his dog “Captain” — which the local publication described to be “a high-strung mix of shepherd, Siberian and malamute.” Times-Union noted that the dog is also known to “nip” Cuomo’s staff members.
“Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who has been staying with one of his sisters in Westchester County in the final days of his third term, recently has asked staff members at the Executive Mansion if anyone would like to keep his dog, Captain, who has remained at the state-owned residence after the governor moved out last week,” the publication wrote.
“Two State Police sources told the Times Union on Saturday that the governor had recently asked mansion staff members if anyone would be interested in caring for the dog. Captain — a high-strung mix of shepherd, Siberian and malamute — has nipped a few people since Cuomo adopted him in 2018, the sources said, and a mansion staffer recently took the dog home for a few days but decided he was too much,” the Times-Union added.
Following the report, Richard Azzopardi, a spokesman for Cuomo called out the local outlet, claiming that the Democratic governor has no intention to abandon his dog.
Azzopardi reportedly said that the said arrangement for “Captain” is not permanent “because the governor, who is scheduled to resign from office at 11:59 p.m. Monday, is planning to take a vacation.”
“Captain is part of the governor’s family and for your nameless ill-informed source to imply they’ve been trying to give him away is untrue,” Azzopardi said, according to the Intelligencer.
The governor’s spokesperson also lamented that the governor has “more important things to deal with,” like the hurricane plowing the East Coast.
Despite this, the New York State Animal Protection Federation reportedly put out a statement expressing its “dismay and suggesting that Captain be placed at a humane animal shelter.”
Cuomo will give his farewell address as governor on Monday. His aide, Melissa DeRosa, informed the Intelligencer that he does not want to seek re-election to a third term in office, despite the fact that he is still eligible.
Nonetheless, the Free Beacon noted that regardless of the comments from DeRosa, the beleaguered governor continues to raise money “to finance his next run for governor, or to position himself as a kingmaker in the coming open elections.”
New from @SaysSimonson and me @FreeBeacon:#NYGOV @andrewcuomo is leaving office tomorrow….but @NGPVAN, a top @TheDemocrats firm, is allowing him to solicit $$$$, even after @ActBlue booted him in the wake of 11 sexual harassment allegationshttps://t.co/iMAPJ59DVF
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— Matthew Foldi (@MatthewFoldi) August 23, 2021
“A top Democratic National Committee firm is allowing outgoing New York governor Andrew Cuomo to solicit donations, even as party leaders and fundraising platforms have abandoned the scandal-plagued Democrat in the wake of sexual harassment allegations,” the Free Beacon added.
“Democratic Party data behemoth NGP VAN has given Cuomo a platform to collect donations from supporters through his official campaign website. NGP VAN is a major player in liberal politics, serving as the sole proprietor of the Democratic National Committee’s voter database,” it further said.
Meanwhile, despite resigning from office amid a mounting sex scandal, the beleaguered Democrat will reportedly continue to receive $50,000 per year in the form of a state-funded pension for the rest of his life, paid for by state taxpayers.
Cuomo served in the government for 15 years, including 11 years as governor and four years as attorney general.
Meanwhile, in his farewell speech to New Yorkers, Cuomo said it is “unfair” that he had to resign.
“You know me: I am a fighter, and my instinct is to fight this, because it is unfair and unjust in my mind,” Cuomo said in a pre-recorded speech aired Monday.
He noted that he decided not to fight the calls for his resignation because “prolonging this situation could only cause governmental paralysis.”
On his final day in office as New York governor, Andrew Cuomo complained in a farewell speech about what he called the unfairness of the state investigation that concluded he sexually harassed women who worked for him https://t.co/5VdwrN0fGi pic.twitter.com/Ca2X0kEWbU
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 23, 2021
The governor, who was hailed by the mainstream media during the pandemic for his handling of the crisis, is also still under investigation for the over 14,000 deaths in nursing homes and his administration’s suspected attempts at a cover-up.
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