In a heated exchange during a Thursday House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) accused former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) of “murdering people” through his handling of COVID-19, particularly in regard to nursing home policies.

Greene’s criticism comes as part of a larger, ongoing conversation around government accountability for decisions made during the early stages of the pandemic.

Greene did not mince words in her confrontation with Cuomo.

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Reminding him of the controversial nursing home directive issued on March 25, 2020, she said, “That was just a few days after you signed the directive to put COVID-19 patients into nursing homes, which led to murdering people’s parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. Yes, murdering them.”

This statement reflected the widespread conservative frustration with Cuomo’s policy, which many argued unnecessarily endangered elderly residents.

The directive in question mandated that nursing homes admit patients recovering from COVID-19 even if they were still positive for the virus, a decision that sparked backlash.

While Cuomo’s office has defended the policy by claiming it was based on the best available information at the time, critics—especially those on the right—have highlighted the devastating impact it had on vulnerable populations.

The tragedy of lost lives, many argue, could have been avoided if a more cautious approach had been taken.

In her remarks, Greene sharply criticized Cuomo for deflecting responsibility.

“Would you like to turn to the people here in this room today whose mothers died and their fathers died in these nursing homes and call them conspiracy theorists?” she asked pointedly, questioning whether Cuomo had the “audacity” to ignore the pain of grieving families.

Greene’s comments echoed broader conservative critiques of Cuomo’s response to the pandemic.

Throughout the crisis, Cuomo positioned himself as a national leader and frequent critic of the Trump administration’s pandemic policies.

Yet, as Greene noted, “you attacked President Trump and his response,” while Cuomo’s own decisions were fraught with errors that many believe cost lives.

In the eyes of conservatives like Greene, Cuomo’s outward condemnation of Trump’s approach was hypocritical, especially given his administration’s handling of the nursing home issue.

Without allowing Cuomo to respond, Greene continued to assert that he had deflected blame.

She accused him of pointing fingers at nursing home staff for spreading the virus, a claim he made during the peak of the outbreak. “I didn’t ask you a question! I’m talking to you,” she exclaimed.

“You put them in nursing homes, which is murder! No, that’s murdering people!”

This direct and unflinching confrontation is emblematic of Greene’s style, one that resonates with many conservatives who feel that Democratic leaders like Cuomo have not been held accountable for their pandemic failures.

While the media and political elites often portrayed Cuomo as a hero of the pandemic, the tragedy of thousands of deaths in nursing homes painted a starkly different picture for many. Greene’s fiery rhetoric highlights the frustration of those who felt their concerns were dismissed or downplayed by a left-leaning media.

Beyond the specific nursing home policy, Greene also cast doubt on the broader narrative that hospitals were overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients during the pandemic.

“Yes, [hospital] waiting rooms get full,” she acknowledged, but she pushed back on the claim that they were “slam-packed” with COVID cases.

Greene emphasized the need for “common sense” and questioned the panic-driven atmosphere fostered by the media and certain public health officials.

As the nation reflects on the pandemic and the decisions made by its leaders, it is clear that the debate surrounding Cuomo’s policies is far from over.

For Greene and many others on the conservative side, the tragic consequences of these decisions cannot be swept under the rug.

Whether Cuomo will ever face formal accountability remains to be seen, but Greene’s charges of “murder” encapsulate a growing demand for answers—and justice—from a significant portion of the American public.

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