Michigan’s top witch Gretchen Whitmer yet again yanked the mask off, dismissing Cuomo’s sexual harassment (and nursing home scandals) as basically no big deals, and complaining that Cuomo faces a different set of rules than Trump did. Whitmer is terrified that the nursing some scandal on Cuomo will boomerang against her, because she did the same thing Cuomo did.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) complained Thursday about a “different standard” she believes is affecting public reaction to the sexual harassment allegations engulfing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D).
“Is there a different standard for different sides of the aisle? We just had a president who lasted all four years with numerous allegations against him, so far as rape,” Whitmer told Politico, apparently referring to former President Donald Trump.
“No one on his own side of the aisle was making observations about whether or not he should stay in office. So is there a different standard? I guess one could conclude that,” Whitmer said.
In 2016, several Republicans called on Trump to drop out of the presidential race after a tape of him making lewd comments surfaced, including then-Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Reince Priebus.
“Donald Trump should withdraw and Mike Pence should be our nominee effective immediately,” U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) said at the time. U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL) issued similar condemnations.
Cuomo, who has partnered with Whitmer amid allegations both had policies to put coronavirus-infected residents into nursing homes to recuperate, faces allegations from at least six women of making inappropriate comments.