Top NY Republican demands Cuomo apologize over honoring health workers on Memorial Day
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New York Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt demanded an apology from Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday after the governor called on the public to honor COVID-19 frontline workers on Memorial Day, the federal holiday traditionally reserved to commemorate fallen military servicemembers.
"I know apologies and contrition don’t come easy to him, but this is one area where it should. That is the right thing to clarify that this was a gross misstep," Ortt said in an interview with Fox News. "Again, we should recognize the sacrifice that our essential workers and frontline workers paid during this pandemic, some with their lives, but there are plenty of other days we can do that without diminishing, taking away or conflating what this weekend and this holiday really means." Cuomo also directed prominent New York landmarks, such as the World Trade Center, to be illuminated red, white and blue in honor of frontline workers on Sunday and remain lit through Memorial Day on Monday. Rich Azzopardi, a senior adviser to Cuomo, pushed back on criticism from Ortt and other Republican lawmakers.
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