Cuomo Blames Trump for Order Forcing Nursing Homes to Take COVID-19 Patients

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at his daily briefing at New York Medical College during the outbreak of the CCP virus in Valhalla, N.Y., on May 7, 2020. Mike Segar/Reuters

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tried placing the blame for a state mandate made in March that told nursing home operators they had to accept COVID-19 patients.

“You should tell your—look, this is a political season, I get it. I have refrained from politics. I’m not going to get into a political back-and-forth,” Cuomo told reporters in Albany on Wednesday.