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Andrew Cuomo: “We lost 80,000 people. The nation lost 1.2 million people.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 04:16

And on the COVID situation, there have been numerous investigations of that. We've gone all through it. We followed all the federal rules. We did nothing wrong. Of course. We lost 80,000 people. The nation lost 1.2 million people. It was horrific. It was horrific. But everyone did the best that they could. And I think people realize that. Why not just say, I'm sorry, Governor? (04:16–04:21)

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Asserts New York lost 80,000 people to COVID-19, and the nation lost 1.2 million.

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