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Dozens of Democrats, many of them state lawmakers, denounced the comments as igniting tensions in the wake of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. Mr. Cuomo’s senior adviser, Rich Azzopardi, retweeted many of the critical comments.
The news comes amid mounting criticism against Mr. Cuomo for his handling of the coronavirus, after a scathing report from the state attorney general said the number of nursing home deaths was undercounted by as much as 50%.
This is appalling and dangerous. Encouraging violence must never be tolerated. Shame on whoever is behind this kind of garbage. https://t.co/piPMVEOUWl Carl E. Heastie (@CarlHeastie) January 29, 2021