President Trump has surfaced with great news — the whole country will be getting the COVID-19 vaccine next spring, unless you live in NY … where all you’re getting is screwed by the Trump v. Cuomo war.
The President made his first public remarks since the election, Friday at the White House … and proudly announced Operation Warp Speed is ready to distribute Pfizer’s vaccine as soon as it gets FDA approval. He’s projecting delivery will begin in April.
Great news, right? Well, POTUS also served up a side dish of petty with the vaccine news. He said NY state will not be getting the vaccine because Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he doesn’t want it.
Trump was referring to comments the Gov. has repeatedly made about not trusting a vaccine that comes from Trump’s administration. Well, The Prez is taking him at his word, and went on to rip Cuomo for his COVID-19 response in the Empire State.
The good news for NYers is there’s still some time for both men to squash the beef, and Trump did say everything could change if Cuomo calls for it. Translation: Kiss the ring, then you’ll get the vaccine.
However, the Governor’s Office tells TMZ, “Trump has failed with his pandemic response, lied to the Americans about how bad it was when he knew otherwise & was fired by voters for his incompetence. Governor Cuomo is fighting to ensure the communities hit hardest by COVID get the vaccine.”
Doesn’t sound like an attempt to make peace.