Psaki evades questions about Gov. Cuomo’s COVID-19 nursing home scandal

White Home press secretary Jen Psaki dodged questions Sunday about whether or not President Biden nonetheless believes that Gov. Andrew Cuomo represents the “gold customary” for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic amid his scandal over nursing home deaths in New York.

The president described Cuomo as “type of the gold customary” final spring when the governor was being lauded for his each day televised briefings on how the state was coping with COVID-19.

ABC Information’ “This Week” host Jon Karl requested Psaki if Biden nonetheless held that view.

“We work with Gov. Cuomo identical to we work with governors throughout the nation,” stated Psaki, not answering the query, however noting that Cuomo is the chair of the Nationwide Governors Affiliation.

“He performs an essential position in guaranteeing that we’re coordinating carefully in getting help out to individuals in his state and to states throughout the nation and we’ll proceed to do this.”

“And there are, after all, will probably be a course of. There are investigations. We’ll go away that to others to find out — the suitable legislation enforcement authorities to find out how that path goes to maneuver as we glance ahead,” Psaki stated.

The FBI and the US legal professional in Brooklyn are investigating the Cuomo administration amid revelations it withheld the full variety of nursing home residents who died from coronavirus due to fears the Trump administration would retaliate politically.

Karl continued to press Psaki on whether or not Biden nonetheless had the identical view of Cuomo.

“Effectively, it doesn’t all the time should be a sure or no reply, Jon. I feel the president is concentrated on his objectives, his targets as president of the US. He’s going to proceed to work with Gov. Cuomo, identical to he’ll proceed to work with governors throughout the nation,” she stated, persevering with to evade.

“And I’m not right here to offer new labels or names from the president. I’m right here to speak with you about what our focuses are and what his targets are as president.”