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Biden says NY governor should resign if harassment claims proven

Andrew Cuomo will probably end up being prosecuted, US president tells ABC News

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 17 Mar 2021 10:30PM

Biden says NY governor should resign if harassment claims proven
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo denies the sexual harassment claims against him and is refusing the calls to resign. – AFP pic, March 17, 2021

WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden yesterday said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a powerful member of his Democratic party, should resign if accusations that he sexually harassed women are proven.

“Yes,” Biden told ABC News when asked if Cuomo should step down in those circumstances.

“I think he’ll probably end up being prosecuted, too,” Biden said.

These were Biden’s strongest remarks yet in the Cuomo scandal, although he once again stopped short of joining others – including Democrats – in calling for the governor’s immediate resignation.

Eight women have come forward since last month to denounce what they said were inappropriate words and gestures from Cuomo. One former employee said he slipped his hand under her blouse last year.

Cuomo denies sexual harassment and is refusing the calls to resign. – AFP, March 17, 2021

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