NY governor calls Trump benefits executive order ‘laughable’

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo: “It’s just an impossibility. So none of this is real on the federal side. This is going to have to be resolved.” Picture: PA

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has dismissed President Donald Trump’s executive orders as “laughable” and another chapter in the federal government’s botched response to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Democrat was particularly critical of President Trump’s announcement that states must pay part of the 400 US dollars weekly unemployment insurance benefits.