Cuomo says Trump fools the country, but not New York
August 20, 2018 By Verena Dobnik Associated Press
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo addresses the congregation at the First Baptist Church of Crown Heights on Sunday. Cuomo hammered Donald Trump for creating what he called a "frightening portrait" of today's America. In a searing speech from the pulpit, Cuomo said the president has fooled many people in this country, but the Democrat said the Republican president hasn't fooled New Yorkers. Office of the Governor of New York/Kevin Coughlin via AP
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In a searing speech from the pulpit of a black church, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told a Brooklyn congregation on Sunday that Donald Trump is a “slick salesman” who fooled many people in this country, but the Democrat said the Republican president hasn’t fooled New Yorkers.
Cuomo spoke at Brooklyn’s First Baptist Church of Crown Heights after a week of criticism for saying America “was never that great” during a bill signing. New York Republicans have demanded he apologize, and Trump tweeted that Cuomo was having a “total meltdown.”
The governor seemed to counter what many observers considered a political blunder — a play on Trump’s “Make America Great Again” signature line that Cuomo later acknowledged was “inartful” on his part.