The Architect
Structured and legacy-driven; builds the systems and institutions that last.
Andrew Cuomo is a seasoned political leader with a long history of public service, including roles as New York's Attorney General and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. This interview reveals his commitment to practical governance and the importance of effective systems in addressing societal challenges.
“It was all a political public relations fiasco. Government matters and leadership matters. And government is not just advocacy. That plays into the conservatives. We should do this, we should do this, we should do this, but we never wind up doing anything.”
“Well, it depends the way Trump wants to design it, the pharmaceutical companies were distributed, he says, through the military, through the generals. They'd use FedEx and another commercial company. It would go to the hospitals. It would go to the drug chains, and they think the public would just come in and receive the vaccine.”
“No, he thought he had no option. He was the sitting lieutenant governor. The position for governor became open. The governor at the time was Hugh Carey. He supported Ed Koch. My father was sitting lieutenant governor. It was sort of up or out, David, right? He had no choice.”
“Your child now can go to school, college tuition free, fifteen dollars minimum wage, nine dollars to fifteen dollars totally changes your lifestyle. Marriage equality, true equality, civil rights. We have to make a difference. And that's my argument with Democrats. Focus on what you can get done and do it.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 419 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo
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