Norwood News reached out to the governor’s office for comment. Rich Azzopardi, senior advisor to the governor duly responded. “This cartoon party boss is so busy covering for Trump, he probably didn’t bother to read the state guidance exempting essential workers,” he said. “Let’s be real, the nation showed an outpouring of support during New York’s time in need and the governor has always said he’d return the favor, but the only reason it was necessary in the first place is because the United States is the only nation in the world who doesn’t have a national strategy to fight this pandemic. Big Boss Nick should give it a rest and try a little humanity once in a while.”

Langworthy, a long time critic of the governor, also issued a statement on Jun. 12, 2020 in response to Cuomo’s executive order signed earlier that day on the proposed withholding of funds from police departments that don’t carry out required police reforms. Langworthy characterized the order, and the requirement for New York local police departments to implement reforms to justify receipt of funding, as a threat against police departments which, he said, were accused of no wrongdoing.