New York Governor Andrew Cuomo remains to be facing heat for his comments closing month about “excessive conservatives” who will have to go away New York, and with Sean Hannity leading the cost on the backlash, so that you can discuss, Cuomo stated Wednesday he wants individuals of all political stripes to feel welcome in New York.

Cuomo’s first rebuttal to the controversy didn’t slightly resonate, as many conservatives had been nonetheless irate concerning the governor’s remarks, Hannity particularly. Hannity threatened to depart the state, and though he form of walked it back, he would possibly simply observe thru in spite of everything.

Cuomo was requested again concerning the controversy at a press conference these days, and made it clear he was “now not pronouncing any one must leave the state.”

“My position is the exact opposite. We have now all varieties of opinions on this state. We have now people on the––all along the spectrum, and it’s some of the issues that makes New York special. We can conform to disagree, and everybody has a right to an opinion.”

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[h/t TPM]

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