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Cuomo responds following report he abandoned puppy at government mansion

Cuomo responds following report he abandoned puppy at government mansion
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Disgraced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded late Monday subsequent a report that he tried out to give his canine Captain away throughout his remaining days in business.

The Albany Situations Union reported, citing two point out law enforcement resources, that Cuomo, a Democrat, left the doggy driving at the Government Mansion before he stayed with just one of his sisters in Westchester County past week. 

Cuomo questioned mansion staffers to get Captain, and just one volunteered, but the canine – which has a historical past of biting individuals – was returned to the mansion just a several times later, the resources instructed the paper.

The governor, who officially resigned at 11:59 p.m. Monday, denied the claims on Twitter. 

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“Some individuals just won’t be able to get the info straight,” Cuomo tweeted. “Of course, I was downstate monitoring storm response for a handful of days, but Captain and I are a person and his canine. He is section of our spouse and children and that’s the way it will always be.”

Cuomo’s top rated adviser and spokesman Richard Azzopardi instructed that the arrangement was only “non permanent” simply because the governor is preparing on having a holiday.

“Captain is part of the governor’s household and for your nameless ill-educated source to imply they’ve been striving to give him away is untrue,” Azzopardi informed the paper in a assertion. 

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“Another person supplied to watch him for a couple days even though the changeover was ongoing but for that to be weaponized and morph from a sport of phone into the webpages of your paper is absurd — now excuse us we’re preparing for a big storm,” he included, referring to Tropical Storm Henri.

Cuomo announced he would move down on Aug. 10 after the New York state attorney basic alleged he sexually harassed 11 females, which include staffers, during his 3 terms in office. 

He is also being investigated for his handling of nursing houses all through the coronavirus pandemic.

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On Tuesday, Kathy Hochul, 62, was sworn in as New York’s first woman governor in a transient, non-public ceremony overseen by the state’s main choose, Janet DiFiore at the point out capitol in Albany.

“Honored to be formally sworn in as New York’s 57th Governor,” the Democrat from western New York tweeted from her new official governor account. “Seeking forward to the total swearing-in ceremony with my relatives later this morning, and addressing the men and women of New York later right now.”

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A general public swearing-in ceremony will be held for Hochul on Tuesday early morning. She prepared to satisfy with legislative leaders later in the morning and will supply a community handle.

Fox News’ Jessica Chasmar contributed to this report