CBS news magazine “60 Minutes”, currently under attack because of a failed coup against Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, did not make a segment about Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo’s myriad scandals in New York or the fighting. Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom this year.
Even as Cuomo struggles for his political life amid claims by his own state attorney general that the governor has deliberately underestimated deaths in nursing homes from coronavirus, as well as multiple accusations of sexual harassment and charges of political intimidation, the “60 Minutes “has not yet made one of its trademark deep dives in its misfortunes. He also ignored Newsom, who is facing a recall effort over his response to the coronavirus, which has been marked by accusations of hypocrisy and disregarding his own restrictions.
Even prominent Florida Democrats have accused the venerable news program of spreading a false narrative about DeSantis, seen by many political observers as one of the main candidates for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
In the segment that aired on Sunday, reporter Sharyn Alfonsi claimed that DeSantis was involved in a pay-per-game scheme with supermarket chain Publix to distribute coronavirus vaccines after donating money to his super PAC. However, the Alfonsi segment edited DeSantis’ comments unmasking the narrative that Publix received special treatment. It also suggested that DeSantis’ prioritization of 4.5 million seniors in the state to receive doses of the vaccine was based on policy, rather than those most at risk of dying from coronavirus.
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Florida Emergency Management Division director Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat, criticized the idea that DeSantis granted Publix special access as an “absolute malarkey”. The network has more than 800 locations in Florida, making it a natural option to assist in the distribution of vaccines.
On Monday, Palm Beach County Mayor Dave Kerner, another Democrat, accused the reporting program “intentionally false”.
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“The report was not just based on bad information – it was intentionally false,” Kerner said in a statement. “I know this because I offered to provide information about Palm Beach County’s vaccination efforts and the ’60 Minutes’ refused. They know that the governor came to Palm Beach County and met with me and the county administrator and we asked to expand the state’s partnership with Publix to Palm Beach County. “
Although the Cuomo scandals do not look interesting for “60 Minutes”, the governor of New York was the subject of a friendly CBS interview on “Sunday Morning” in June, at the height of his popularity in the media because of his response to the coronavirus. At one point, host Jane Pauley teased him about being single and what the virus had done to her social life.
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Despite his reversed directive that nursing homes accepted COVID-positive patients, mainstream media figures praised him and even announced him as a possible Democratic presidential candidacy in 2020 – in place of Joe Biden.
In recent weeks, prominent Empire State politicians, including Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, have asked Cuomo to step down, although he has given no indication that he will.