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Andrew Cuomo: “I have backed President Trump off New York many times.”

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

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Andrew Cuomo on "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer, September 8, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 09:43

And I am that person, Wolf, because I have done that. I have done that repeatedly during the hardest time in this state's history, which is during COVID And I have backed President Trump off New York many times. And that's what the Democrats want. They want someone who's going to protect them against Trump. I know what the federal government can do. I was a federal cabinet secretary. (09:43–09:49)

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Asserts that Cuomo has repeatedly prevented Trump from interfering in New York.

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