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Andrew Cuomo: “He was going to cut aid to federal programs and I stopped…”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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Published October 23, 2025 | Video Starts at 11:44

I confronted him and I have beaten him. He was going to quarantine New York during COVID and I stopped him. He was going to cut aid to federal programs and I stopped him. But you also want to be in a place where you can cooperate on good things because we, we need federal help if we're going to save our city and rebuild our city. (11:44–11:49)

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Asserts that Andrew Cuomo stopped President Trump from cutting aid to federal programs.

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