New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was widely panned following an announcement that he is set to receive an International Emmy Founders Award for his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic.
“Gov Andrew M Cuomo of NY will receive the International Emmy Founders Award in recognition of his leadership during the Covid19 pandemic & his masterful use of TV to inform & calm people around the world,” the official Twitter account of the International Emmy Awards tweeted Friday. “The Emmy will be presented to @NYGovCuomo on Nov 23.”
Gov Andrew M Cuomo of NY will receive the International Emmy Founders Award in recognition of his leadership during the Covid19 pandemic & his masterful use of TV to inform & calm people around the world. The Emmy will be presented to @NYGovCuomo on Nov 23 https://t.co/dwKIImwYNV pic.twitter.com/1mKkmg6FKW
— International Emmy Awards (@iemmys) November 20, 2020
Negative reactions began to immediately pour in on social media from individuals pointing out the many controversies surrounding Cuomo’s handling of the coronavirus, including his decision to force nursing homes to accept patients infected with the coronavirus, which many believe contributed to thousands of deaths.
“Best actor?” Journalist Megyn Kelly asked in response to the news.
Best actor? https://t.co/zkzRrrndMo
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) November 20, 2020
“I honestly thought this was satire when I read it,” Fox 11 Los Angeles reporter Bill Melugin tweeted. “You have got to be kidding me. ‘His masterful use of TV to inform and calm people???’ Did they miss his press conference the other day where he went off the deep end?”
I honestly thought this was satire when I read it. You have got to be kidding me.
“His masterful use of TV to inform and calm people”??? Did they miss his press conference the other day where he went off the deep end? https://t.co/cMejcP0rSq— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) November 20, 2020
“Giving Andrew Cuomo an Emmy is the equivalent of giving Hannibal Lecter the Nobel Peace Prize,” Newly elected Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert tweeted.
Giving Andrew Cuomo an Emmy is the equivalent of giving Hannibal Lecter the Nobel Peace Prize.
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) November 20, 2020
“Reading all the tweets yelling about the @NYGovCuomo and @TheEmmys award he’s going to get for his ‘leadership’ makes me feel like I’m not alone in my anger and disgust,” Fox News’s Janice Dean tweeted. Earlier this year, both of Dean’s in-laws living in a New York nursing home died from the coronavirus.
Reading all the tweets yelling about the @NYGovCuomo and @TheEmmys award he’s going to get for his “leadership” makes me feel like I’m not alone in my anger and disgust.
— Janice Dean (@JaniceDean) November 20, 2020
“Andrew Cuomo deserves to be on trial for the elderly people his nursing home order directly murdered,” The Federalist’s Ben Domenech tweeted. “Instead, he’s getting an Emmy.”
Andrew Cuomo deserves to be on trial for the elderly people his nursing home order directly murdered. Instead, he’s getting an Emmy. https://t.co/06wlXtP2pq
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) November 20, 2020
“The Emmys are celebrating Cuomo’s COVID tactic which killed 11,000 NY nursing home residents,” Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Public Affairs Michael Caputo tweeted. “Shame on you @iemmys. You are completely lost.”
The Emmys are celebrating Cuomo’s COVID tactic which killed 11,000 NY nursing home residents. Shame on you @iemmys. You are completely lost. https://t.co/xwEGjdadrn
— Cancer Slayer (@MichaelRCaputo) November 20, 2020
24,000 people have been killed by the coronavirus in New York City, more than any other city in the United States, and more than 34,000 people have died in New York state as a whole, which is more than any other state.
