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The governor was accused of hypocrisy after he said his mother and two daughters were traveling to Albany for the holiday. He withdrew the invitation.
ALBANY, N.Y. — For days, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has been preaching a message of sacrifice during the holidays, warning New Yorkers that Thanksgiving gatherings could be dangerous as virus cases spike across the nation, and beseeching them to reconsider their plans to help stem the rising tide.
So it was surprising when Mr. Cuomo announced on Monday afternoon that he had invited his 89-year-old mother, Matilda, and two of his daughters to celebrate a very Cuomo Thanksgiving with him this week in Albany.
The news of the family dinner came during a radio interview in an offhand answer to a question about the upcoming holiday.
“My mom is going to come up and two of my girls,” the governor said on WAMC, adding, “The plans change. But that’s my plan.”
Mr. Cuomo’s plans would quickly change again, but not soon enough to avoid a barrage of condemnation from his most frequent critics.
“His arrogance and hypocrisy knows no bounds,” Representative Elise Stefanik, an upstate Republican who was recently re-elected to a fourth term, wrote on Twitter. “Do as I say, not as I do.”
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Article URL : https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/nyregion/cuomo-thanksgiving-mother.html