Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones slammed New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for visiting Georgia to provide advice to local officials on how to combat the coronavirus.
During a Tuesday appearance on “Fox & Friends First,” the Democrat state lawmaker blasted Cuomo for a since-reversed policy that sent coronavirus patients back to nursing homes from hospitals.
“How can he tell us how to do things here in Georgia when the blood is on his hands for the number of seniors who died in those long-term care facilities, where he did not have the proper protocol," Jones said. “He should be the last one to tell us how to do anything in Georgia. I think he needs to stay in New York and try to fix the violence that’s going on in the streets in New York, where people are burning, looting, hurting and attacking police officers.”
He added, “[Cuomo] needs to stay home.”
While New York has stopped the spread of the virus, the state leads the country in cases and deaths.
“Cuomo is acting like a conquering hero. New York leads the nation in cases and deaths. He refused to act early and failed to contain the coronavirus. His policies contributed to more deaths in nursing homes,” upstate Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin told Fox News.
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