Reporter Presses Andrew Cuomo on Why He Didn’t Send Elderly Covid Patients to the Treatment Facilities Trump Provided

CUOMO We had that ░░░░░░░░ crisis SCOTTO All right ░░░░░░░░ s what I we ░░░░░░░░ to talk about it ░░░░░░░░ it s five years ░░░░░░░░ Five years since we ░░░░░░░░ all locked down during ░░░░░░░░ pandemic And as you ░░░░░░░░ you ve been getting ░░░░░░░░ about putting seniors back ░░░░░░░░ nursing homes when they ░░░░░░░░ still not well Would ░░░░░░░░ have done something different ░░░░░░░░ back now five years ░░░░░░░░ would you have done ░░░░░░░░ different CUOMO Yeah First ░░░░░░░░ all Covid was such ░░░░░░░░ disruptive situation for so ░░░░░░░░ people on so many ░░░░░░░░ Remember what you did ░░░░░░░░ closed schools you closed ░░░░░░░░ you made people wear ░░░░░░░░ only 25 people in ░░░░░░░░ room It was probably ░░░░░░░░ most restrictive environment that ░░░░░░░░ ever imposed So there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ in retrospect say you ░░░░░░░░ t have done this ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t have done ░░░░░░░░ you shouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ this SCOTTO And what ░░░░░░░░ your gut tell you ░░░░░░░░ Well first of all ░░░░░░░░ what we were dealing ░░░░░░░░ during Covid We had ░░░░░░░░ idea what was going ░░░░░░░░ happen I had the ░░░░░░░░ health experts in the ░░░░░░░░ in my office and ░░░░░░░░ they did not know ░░░░░░░░ did not know how ░░░░░░░░ people were going to ░░░░░░░░ SCOTTO But let me ░░░░░░░░ you You had I ░░░░░░░░ Right We had no ░░░░░░░░ When you look back ░░░░░░░░ had an empty ship ░░░░░░░░ had an empty Javits ░░░░░░░░ Why couldn t you ░░░░░░░░ some of the sick ░░░░░░░░ in those places CUOMO ░░░░░░░░ ship and the Javits ░░░░░░░░ were set up as ░░░░░░░░ if we needed them ░░░░░░░░ overflow We never needed ░░░░░░░░ for overflow We got ░░░░░░░░ situation under control before ░░░░░░░░ But look Covid was ░░░░░░░░ horrendous once in a ░░░░░░░░ pandemic It focused on ░░░░░░░░ homes as you know ░░░░░░░░ that s where Covid ░░░░░░░░ the most Two million ░░░░░░░░ died during Covid Every ░░░░░░░░ of them was a ░░░░░░░░ People died in nursing ░░░░░░░░ in New York under ░░░░░░░░ worst situations imaginable We ░░░░░░░░ put in restrictions that ░░░░░░░░ visitors can t go ░░░░░░░░ nursing homes because we ░░░░░░░░ afraid they would bring ░░░░░░░░ more Covid That means ░░░░░░░░ in nursing homes were ░░░░░░░░ alone It means you ░░░░░░░░ t go say goodbye ░░░░░░░░ your mother or your ░░░░░░░░ or your grandmother It ░░░░░░░░ horrific It was horrific ░░░░░░░░ my heart breaks for ░░░░░░░░ who had to live ░░░░░░░░ that situation I lost ░░░░░░░░ father I can t ░░░░░░░░ being in a situation ░░░░░░░░ I couldn t even ░░░░░░░░ say goodbye.”