Andrew Cuomo on Sunday dismissed President Donald Trump’s executive orders as “laughable” and another chapter in the federal government’s botched response to the coronavirus as he praised New Yorkers for mostly good behaviour that has reduced the infection rate in his state.The Democrat was particularly critical of Trump’s Saturday announcement that states must pay part of $400 weekly unemployment insurance benefits.He told a telephone news conference that Trump’s plan would likely cost New York state $4 billion.
Donald Trump bypasses congress, signs orders on coronavirus aid “The concept of saying to states, you pay 25 per cent of the insurance, is just laughable,” Cuomo said. “It’s just an impossibility.