Disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited God’s Battalion of Prayer Church to deliver a message to congregants Sunday, telling them “cancel culture represents a new extremism” that comes from the Tea Party, which he says “founded what we now call the cancel culture mentality.”
“As you probably know, I’ve gone through a difficult period the past few months,” he said. “I resigned as governor. The press roasted me. My colleagues were ridiculed. My brother was fired. It was ugly. It was one of the roughest times of my life.”
“It was the first time that I was glad that my father wasn’t here with us anymore so he didn’t have to see,” Cuomo added. “Contrary to what my political opponents would have had you believe, nothing I did violated the law or the regulations.”
Occasionally sermon-like, the speech included several references to prayer and scripture as he told attendees that God helped him navigate the difficult time.
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The former governor who resigned in disgrace amid sexual assault and harassment accusations seemingly hinted at a political comeback, saying, “I’ve learned a powerful lesson and paid a very high price for learning that lesson. God isn’t finished with me yet.”
“They broke my heart, but they didn’t break my spirit. I want to take the energy that could have made me bitter and make us better,” he said.
He blamed accusations on evolving social norms, saying, “I didn’t appreciate how fast their perspective changed” and apologizing for what he painted as a misunderstanding.
Cuomo also took the opportunity to slam “cancel culture mentality” and warned the Democratic Party against it.
“Social media and Twitter spread cancel culture like a virus,” he added. “Any accusation can trigger condemnation without facts, without due process.”
“We are a nation of laws, not a nation of tweets,” he added. “Woe unto us if we allow that to become our new justice system.”
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The former governor hasn’t mentioned any future political aspirations but prompted speculation with the campaign-like stop.
