Cuomo boasts he 'invented' NYS-scented hand sanitizer, faces no questions over scandals

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday found a way to sanitize his problems.

The Democrat spent part of his news conference peddling New York State-branded hand sanitizer, boosting he invented the floral-scented product and joking with female reporters that the government germ-killer is better than anything on the commercial market.

"How remarkable was this product," Cuomo gushed with one local reporter in New York who had admitted she's tried the sanitizer. "Maybe I didn't invent Google, but I did invent New York State Clean hand sanitizer."

The reporter laughed and agreed with the governor.

"Put that in my eulogy," Cuomo quipped.

Cuomo was upbeat and jovial Friday at an event in Buffalo where he signed new legislation to increase broadband access to low-income New Yorkers. During a Zoom session with reporters after the bill-signing, Cuomo faced no questions about the nursing home death scandal and sexual misconduct allegations dogging the governor.

The hand-picked questions came from local reporters who asked about access to the new broadband program and coronavirus restrictions. Cuomo used the opportunity with seemingly non-hostile media to press two female reporters on whether they have NYS Clean hand sanitizer, as he held up his bottle for the camera.

When one reporter said she already had plenty of other sanitizers, Cuomo insisted she needed his version because it's much "better." He then went on to tick off three reasons why.

"Number one, my hand sanitizer has a higher percentage of alcohol than most other han... (Read more)

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