PHILADELPHIA — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told the Democratic LGBT caucus here Tuesday that Clinton could resolve the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2020.
“We can end the [HIV/AIDS] epidemic once and for all and that should be the goal for this nation and for this next president, to say by 2020 the AIDS epidemic should end once and for all,” Cuomo said, “and that’s something Hillary Clinton can make a reality.”
Gay men are more severely affected by HIV than any other group in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cuomo avoided any interaction with progressive protesters silently holding signs opposing Obama administration trade proposals, and instead pressed on about his record as governor of the Empire State. He bragged about his decision to ignore his legislature’s decision not to pass legislation he deemed pro-LGBT, and said he unilaterally decided, “I don’t care if they don’t pass it. I’m going to sign an executive order.”
The governor is a prominent supporter of Clinton and his actions may be crucial to uniting the warring factions of the Democratic Party.
