Thursday, April 22, 2021

22 April 2021: PR Flack Launches Weak Attack from Team Cuomo Bunker

Gov. Cuomo aide doubles down on attacking NY AG Letitia James: 'Maybe I just call it how I see it'

Have we mentioned Governor Cuomo has been looking for better PR people for some time now? This report helps demonstrate the bunker mentality that explains why:

Embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s spokesman doubled down on attacking state Attorney General Letitia James, who is currently investigating the governor.

Richard Azzopardi, a senior adviser to the scandal-clad Cuomo, told The New York Times on Monday that the state government had "officially jumped the shark" with James’ new investigation into the governor’s alleged use of state resources to pen his memoir, "American Crisis."...

Cuomo’s aide doubled down on his comments in a tweet responding to the piece published by Albany Times-Union columnist Chris Churchill criticizing the governor’s team’s response to the investigation.

Here's the tweet:

Curiously, Azzopardi's tweet reaffirmed the points raised by Chris Churchill in a recent column, which we covered here in the timeline in the following entry:

Here's a sampling of some of the timeline's other coverage of the tone-deaf PR statements coming out from Team Cuomo's bunkered position:

Governor Cuomo has known for some time about his administration's deficient PR output. It's a big reason why he has been actively looking for better PR people and more legal help.

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