Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo Comments on President Trump Leaving New York

Earlier today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo commented on President Trump leaving New York to make his permanent residence in Florida.

A rush transcript of the Governor's comments is available below:

The real question on Mr. Trump, first: I believe, my hypothesis is Mr. Trump changed his residence for legal purposes. He is in the middle of a lawsuit where a number of agencies including the Manhattan District Attorney are trying to get his taxes. I believe he thinks this is going, he's resisting releasing his taxes. He's in litigation. I think his lawyers think this will help his legal case, where he can now say, well New York doesn't have a right to my taxes. I'm no longer a resident of New York. My guess is that's one of his motivating factors.

Another motivating factor could be the anger that he has caused towards him in the State of New York by his abusive behavior of the State of New York. If there is a single factor that has affected taxes, you know what it is. It's SALT and it was passed by Donald Trump, and it capped deductibility of state and local taxes and it cost the State $15 billion - $15 billion. I lowered tax rates. Trump increased the tax liability of this state $15 billion.

He's leaving New York - I don't believe he was ever a New Yorker anyways, because living in New York does not make you a New Yorker. To be a New Yorker is a state of mind. It's a set of beliefs - it's a set of principles that you live by. And New Yorkers do not discriminate, and they're not anti-LGBTQ, and they're not divisive, and they don't' spread hate - they believe in community. So he may have been a New Yorker in name, but he never represented the New York spirit, so I say, so I say, "Good riddance, Mr. Trump."

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