Exclusive | Andrew Cuomos mental acuity in decline, NYC cant afford another Joe Biden moment, mayoral rival says
He’s losing his mind!New York City can’t afford to elect former Gov.Andrew Cuomo as Big Apple mayor because his “mental acuity is in decline” — and residents can’t afford a “Joe Biden moment” at City Hall, a rival for the Democratic nomination said.State Sen.
Jessica Ramos made the stunning claim about the 67-year-old Cuomo during a Post editorial board meeting Thursday.“I don’t think the City of New York can afford a Joe Biden moment.I think that there are real reasons why he’s not answering questions,” Ramos, referring to the former president’s mental decline in office.The Queens lawmaker referenced Cuomo’s testimony before the House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, where he was raked over the coals for a controversial administrative edict that ordered nursing homes to accept recovering COVID patients discharged from hospitals and lowballing the deaths of nursing residents.“Even when he went before Congress, he just can’t remember details about what he did,” Ramos, 39, said.Republican lawmakers and other critics accused him of lying, which Cuomo denied. “His mental acuity is in decline,” Ramos repeated when The Post edit board pressed her to clarify her bombshell accusation.Cuomo would be the oldest mayor elected to City Hall since Abe Beame took office in 1974. She surmised that Cuomo having to “resign in disgrace” as governor in 2021 — under the threat of impeachment amid sexual misconduct accusations from a slew of women — took a toll on his mental health and memory.
Cuomo has denied the harassment accusations.“I imagine having to resign in disgrace must have really taken a toll on, at the very least, at the very least, his ego, but most certainly his mental health,” Ramos said.Cuomo campaign spokesman Richard Azzopardi, asked about Ramos’s claim that the former governor is in mental decline, said, “You can quote me rolling my eyes – this is a desperate attack from a desperate extreme ...