Aug 17, 2018 - Politics & Policy

Reversing criticism of Trump, Cuomo says "America has always been great"

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Andrew Cuomo looks surprised. — Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo walked back his earlier statement this week that America "was never that great," during a phone call with reporters Friday, per the New York Post.

"The expression I used the other day was inartful, so I want to be very clear: Of course America is great and of course America has always been great... His philosophy is not just repugnant to New York, his philosophy is anti-American."

— Andrew Cuomo

The president responded in a tweet following Cuomo's remarks, arguing that his criticism was worse than Hillary Clinton's "deplorables" comment during her 2016 presidential campaign.

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