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Andrew Cuomo: “Our current federal government is dysfunctional and…”

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

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New York Address on COVID-19 Crisis and Leadership Endorsement for Joe Biden

Published | Video Starts at 01:34

Donald Trump didn't create the initial division. The division created Trump. He only made it worse. Our collective strength is exercised through government. It is in effect our immune system. And Our current federal government is dysfunctional and incompetent. It couldn't fight off the virus. In fact, it didn't even see it coming. The European virus infected the Northeast while the White House was still fixated on China. The virus had been attacking us for months before they even knew it was here. (01:34–01:43)

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Asserts that the federal government was dysfunctional and incompetent in handling the COVID-19 pandemic.

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