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Why did Cuomo agree to meet with Trump? (Original Post) scarletlib Apr 2020 OP
To tell Trump to his face to cut the shit and do his job jpak Apr 2020 #1
because we still insist on playing by the rules Voltaire2 Apr 2020 #2
So he could tell Trump what he REALLY thinks. Shermann Apr 2020 #3
So nobody really knows? scarletlib Apr 2020 #4
To ramp up testing. He can persuade him pretty easily. SoonerPride Apr 2020 #5
Because NY state really needs federal help in resolving this crisis. Jim__ Apr 2020 #6
Because.... Aviation Pro Apr 2020 #7
He believes that the Feds need to get involved with a worsening aspect of the testing fiasco.. Princess Turandot Apr 2020 #8
Well, I wish him luck. scarletlib Apr 2020 #9
New Yorkers are dying, why do you think? Hekate Apr 2020 #10
I am aware of that. scarletlib Apr 2020 #11
If you listened.... quickesst Apr 2020 #12
Well I wasn't watching TV the major part of the day. scarletlib Apr 2020 #13
if you had paid attention to.... quickesst Apr 2020 #15
To get to the other side? (n/t) thesquanderer Apr 2020 #14

Voltaire2

(13,127 posts)
2. because we still insist on playing by the rules
Tue Apr 21, 2020, 04:13 PM
Apr 2020

while they stopped, oh at least back in 2010, and really back in 2000.

Shermann

(7,428 posts)
3. So he could tell Trump what he REALLY thinks.
Tue Apr 21, 2020, 04:14 PM
Apr 2020

Which is how GREAT of a job Trump is doing.

Then Trump can relay the REAL hearsay directly to us in the Jaws Beach Task Force Briefing.

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)
5. To ramp up testing. He can persuade him pretty easily.
Tue Apr 21, 2020, 04:21 PM
Apr 2020

Agolf Twitler is the worst negotiator ever and malleable as putty.

Cuomo needs testing capacity.

Jim__

(14,083 posts)
6. Because NY state really needs federal help in resolving this crisis.
Tue Apr 21, 2020, 04:21 PM
Apr 2020

He needs to take every possible path in trying to get that help. Even an almost certainly futile meeting with Trump.

Princess Turandot

(4,787 posts)
8. He believes that the Feds need to get involved with a worsening aspect of the testing fiasco..
Tue Apr 21, 2020, 04:27 PM
Apr 2020

related to the national companies that produce the tests, and their dwindling stock of reagents coming from - you perhaps guessed it - China.

He met with him about 3 weeks ago on some other matter. It didn't him into a Trump supporter. He's doing what he thinks he needs to do as governor of NYS.

scarletlib

(3,418 posts)
11. I am aware of that.
Tue Apr 21, 2020, 05:36 PM
Apr 2020

My question was legitimate in wandering what the particular reason was. I respect Cuomo for making an effort to get the Trump to help the states. It will probably be fruitless but at least he will have tried.

quickesst

(6,281 posts)
12. If you listened....
Tue Apr 21, 2020, 05:55 PM
Apr 2020

.... to Cuomo' s telephone interview with Nicole Wallace, it is quite obvious what kind of meeting it was. Toothless.

quickesst

(6,281 posts)
15. if you had paid attention to....
Wed Apr 22, 2020, 12:21 AM
Apr 2020

....the word "if", then you might understand that my post was directed to those who did listen to the Nicole Wallace interview, and that my thoughts on it were simply an expression of my own opinion. I was not trying to make you mad, sad, glad, or anything else.

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