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In an interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” New York governor Andrew Cuomo (D) criticized Texas senator and GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz for his “highly offensive” remarks on “New York values” during Thursday night's Fox Business debate.
“I believe it was highly offensive, and not just because I’m the New York governor,” said Cuomo. “It was anti-American. It wasn’t just anti-New York."
"In 30 seconds, the man was offensive to gays, he was offensive to women by attacking pro-choice women, and this is what he does. This is the politics of division,” he went on.
Cuomo then referred to Republicans in general as anti-American.
“It’s exactly opposite what they say they espouse,” he argued. “They’re supposed to be espousing American values. American values are ‘E pluribus unum’ -- ‘out of many, one.’ That’s what this country is about. That’s how [Cruz] got here, by the way. You think the sign said only people from Canada that happen to come from Spanish-Irish descent? We said everyone is welcome."
"So it’s very disturbing on many levels and hypocritical,” Cuomo added.
This comes from the man who said conservatives “have no place in the state of New York.” Does that sound reflective of American values or inclusive to you?
Listen to Gov. Cuomo’s remarks below.