New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running a tense reelection campaign, is facing backlash after putting a twist on Trump's 2016 campaign slogan.
President Donald Trump took more swipes at New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday, asking how he will "survive" co-opting the president's catch phrase into a one-liner of his own.
Cuomo, who is running a tense reelection campaign, is facing backlash after putting a twist on Trump's 2016 campaign slogan.
“We’re not going to make America great again. It was never that great," Cuomo said earlier this week.
Trump fired back in a series of tweets on Friday, his latest taunt to the governor of his home state who he says promised to never run for president against him. The president ripped Cuomo on "his really dumb statement about America's lack of greatness" and questioned why anybody would vote for him.
"How does a politician, Cuomo, known for pushing people and businesses out of his state, not to mention having the highest taxes in the U.S., survive making the statement, WE’RE NOT GOING TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, IT WAS NEVER THAT GREAT? Which section of the sentence is worse?" Trump wrote on Twitter.
"When a politician admits that 'We’re not going to make America great again,' there doesn’t seem to be much reason to ever vote for him. This could be a career threatening statement by Andrew Cuomo, with many wanting him to resign-he will get higher ratings than his brother Chris!" the president added. "I have already MADE America Great Again, just look at the markets, jobs, military- setting records, and we will do even better. Andrew 'chocked' badly, mistake!" Trump wrote.
The latest attacks came after Trump on Wednesday tweeted, "'WE’RE NOT GOING TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, IT WAS NEVER THAT GREAT.' Can you believe this is the Governor of the Highest Taxed State in the U.S., Andrew Cuomo, having a total meltdown!"
For weeks, the president has been laying into the New York governor. Trump was raised in Queens and had his business career in Manhattan, so his personal relationships with New York politicians span decades. He also has taken to more regularly attacking New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
Cuomo's primary opponent has also weighed in on his "never great" comment. Cynthia Nixon said the gaffe was "just another example of Andrew Cuomo trying to figure out what a progressive sounds like and missing by a mile."
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