Cuomo boasts Trump never sent troops to NYC in 2020 because he told him not to

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that he was the reason President Donald Trump never sent the National Guard to New York City amid the violent George Floyd riots of 2020.

Cuomo's comments came during the second of two Democrat primary debates for New York City mayor after he was asked how he would handle the current situation around the anti-ICE protests and the president's decision to involve military personnel.  

"President Trump did this, and Trump won. He did it a number of times. He sent troops into cities all across the country. This is him being macho, authoritarianism; he's the commander in chief," Cuomo responded. "He never sent them into New York because I said to him, 'You better never send troops into New York. We don't need them. It would be a hostile act. It would be a problem.'"

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