Stephen A. Smith Questions Andrew Cuomo on ‘Nursing Home Crisis’ — He Rants for 5 Minutes Without Expressing Remorse

Smith You are a ░░░░░░░░ you re a three ░░░░░░░░ governor you were in ░░░░░░░░ to be to get ░░░░░░░░ fourth term all right ░░░░░░░░ I think would have ░░░░░░░░ Rockefeller for the record ░░░░░░░░ New York State or ░░░░░░░░ to be president of ░░░░░░░░ United States but obviously ░░░░░░░░ s a couple of ░░░░░░░░ that derailed you One ░░░░░░░░ the things that came ░░░░░░░░ mind was the whole ░░░░░░░░ home crisis you know ░░░░░░░░ Covid and how the ░░░░░░░░ were understated and it ░░░░░░░░ under your administration and ░░░░░░░░ took hits for that ░░░░░░░░ that to our audience ░░░░░░░░ now How much culpability ░░░░░░░░ blame do you believe ░░░░░░░░ deserved and what role ░░░░░░░░ you believe that ultimately ░░░░░░░░ in you ultimately departing ░░░░░░░░ the governor s position ░░░░░░░░ the state of New ░░░░░░░░ CUOMO Yeah let s ░░░░░░░░ back to Covid Covid ░░░░░░░░ First it was a ░░░░░░░░ like we had never ░░░░░░░░ before obviously None of ░░░░░░░░ and no one really ░░░░░░░░ what to do I ░░░░░░░░ the best health officials ░░░░░░░░ the globe Stephen working ░░░░░░░░ us because New York ░░░░░░░░ Covid first and worst ░░░░░░░░ because the planes were ░░░░░░░░ it from Europe to ░░░░░░░░ York for months and ░░░░░░░░ knew So I had ░░░░░░░░ best health officials that ░░░░░░░░ could get but nobody ░░░░░░░░ knew what to do ░░░░░░░░ the worst manifestation of ░░░░░░░░ was in the nursing ░░░░░░░░ and this was a ░░░░░░░░ situation and God forbid ░░░░░░░░ should ever have to ░░░░░░░░ through this again In ░░░░░░░░ nursing homes we had ░░░░░░░░ close visitation because we ░░░░░░░░ afraid more people would ░░░░░░░░ in the virus so ░░░░░░░░ couldn t visit loved ░░░░░░░░ and you had many ░░░░░░░░ dying in nursing homes ░░░░░░░░ obviously Covid preyed on ░░░░░░░░ weak and the immune ░░░░░░░░ and that was nursing ░░░░░░░░ So you had people ░░░░░░░░ in nursing homes They ░░░░░░░░ t see their family ░░░░░░░░ though they were at ░░░░░░░░ end of their life ░░░░░░░░ families couldn t say ░░░░░░░░ I mean it was ░░░░░░░░ as painful human situation ░░░░░░░░ you could imagine And ░░░░░░░░ lived it I was ░░░░░░░░ It traumatized me It ░░░░░░░░ many The health officials ░░░░░░░░ making the best decisions ░░░░░░░░ they could I believe ░░░░░░░░ Federal officials the state ░░░░░░░░ were making the best ░░░░░░░░ they could They were ░░░░░░░░ to figure out what ░░░░░░░░ right quarantine period was ░░░░░░░░ first they said it ░░░░░░░░ seven days and then ░░░░░░░░ could release people to ░░░░░░░░ homes or back home ░░░░░░░░ they extended it later ░░░░░░░░ I believe everybody was ░░░░░░░░ everything they could and ░░░░░░░░ just didn t have ░░░░░░░░ knowledge But then surprise ░░░░░░░░ it was an election ░░░░░░░░ and it became very ░░░░░░░░ And the Republicans blamed ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ and the Democrats blamed ░░░░░░░░ Republicans and the president ░░░░░░░░ t doing enough and ░░░░░░░░ there were lawsuits and ░░░░░░░░ were investigations and the ░░░░░░░░ of Justice investigated it ░░░░░░░░ Manhattan district attorney did ░░░░░░░░ investigation The attorney general ░░░░░░░░ an investigation Everybody did ░░░░░░░░ investigation and at the ░░░░░░░░ of the day everybody ░░░░░░░░ to the same basic ░░░░░░░░ which is everyone did ░░░░░░░░ they could and the ░░░░░░░░ officials did what they ░░░░░░░░ was right at the ░░░░░░░░ time But many people ░░░░░░░░ in nursing homes The ░░░░░░░░ bottom line for the ░░░░░░░░ of New York and ░░░░░░░░ cut through all the ░░░░░░░░ they then count how ░░░░░░░░ people died in nursing ░░░░░░░░ per 100 OK So ░░░░░░░░ s apples and apples ░░░░░░░░ state small state Smith ░░░░░░░░ hmm CUOMO For every ░░░░░░░░ people in nursing homes ░░░░░░░░ many died State of ░░░░░░░░ York is number 38 ░░░░░░░░ means only 12 states ░░░░░░░░ a lower rate of ░░░░░░░░ than New York and ░░░░░░░░ is saying something Stephen ░░░░░░░░ you know we had ░░░░░░░░ first and other states ░░░░░░░░ months to prepare It ░░░░░░░░ fell out of the ░░░░░░░░ for New Yorkers but ░░░░░░░░ are federal numbers the ░░░░░░░░ of death in nursing ░░░░░░░░ we ranked number 38 ░░░░░░░░ would have liked to ░░░░░░░░ number 50 Smith Mm ░░░░░░░░ CUOMO but 38 only ░░░░░░░░ states had a lower ░░░░░░░░ of death I think ░░░░░░░░ says New York officials ░░░░░░░░ officials Smith Right CUOMO ░░░░░░░░ only did their job ░░░░░░░░ did it well Smith ░░░░░░░░ respectfully sir they they ░░░░░░░░ to be coming at ░░░░░░░░ because they used the ░░░░░░░░ undercounted and what they ░░░░░░░░ was that it was ░░░░░░░░ because at that particular ░░░░░░░░ in time your star ░░░░░░░░ ascended to another level ░░░░░░░░ were given the daily ░░░░░░░░ conferences with Covid 19 ░░░░░░░░ what was transpiring You ░░░░░░░░ the most articulate voice ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ eyes and the rest ░░░░░░░░ got to a point ░░░░░░░░ people the only person ░░░░░░░░ wanted to hear from ░░░░░░░░ than you was Dr ░░░░░░░░ Fauci and that s ░░░░░░░░ they were hoping he ░░░░░░░░ come up with a ░░░░░░░░ for crying out loud ░░░░░░░░ mean it got it ░░░░░░░░ to it got to ░░░░░░░░ point and that s ░░░░░░░░ the word politicized or ░░░░░░░░ came into play because ░░░░░░░░ felt that for political ░░░░░░░░ you had undercounted And ░░░░░░░░ that as you reflect ░░░░░░░░ that was that a ░░░░░░░░ in any way Was ░░░░░░░░ anything that you could ░░░░░░░░ back on and say ░░░░░░░░ I should have done ░░░░░░░░ different to make sure ░░░░░░░░ couldn t come at ░░░░░░░░ with those accusations CUOMO ░░░░░░░░ two quick points First ░░░░░░░░ the undercounting the New ░░░░░░░░ undercount Now when all ░░░░░░░░ counting is done right ░░░░░░░░ s over It s ░░░░░░░░ over for years All ░░░░░░░░ counting is done People ░░░░░░░░ died in nursing homes ░░░░░░░░ who died outside of ░░░░░░░░ homes people who were ░░░░░░░░ nursing homes and went ░░░░░░░░ hospitals and died people ░░░░░░░░ died all the counting ░░░░░░░░ done that s where ░░░░░░░░ 38 number comes from ░░░░░░░░ undercount overcount that s ░░░░░░░░ the 38 comes from ░░░░░░░░ 38 only 12 states ░░░░░░░░ better What could I ░░░░░░░░ done differently in retrospect ░░░░░░░░ it became political Stephen ░░░░░░░░ I I partially resented ░░░░░░░░ politicalization of it if ░░░░░░░░ will We were doing ░░░░░░░░ we can we could ░░░░░░░░ that time to save ░░░░░░░░ And now you want ░░░░░░░░ play politics and you ░░░░░░░░ to start with a ░░░░░░░░ of Justice investigation in ░░░░░░░░ middle of this crisis ░░░░░░░░ did resent the injection ░░░░░░░░ politics And I was ░░░░░░░░ was probably not as ░░░░░░░░ as I should have ░░░░░░░░ because I thought it ░░░░░░░░ political And I resented ░░░░░░░░ as I said that ░░░░░░░░ was entering what was ░░░░░░░░ most significant crisis of ░░░░░░░░ generation So I would ░░░░░░░░ that Smith That was ░░░░░░░░