New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo publicly threw his support behind Democratic hopeful Joe Biden on Tuesday, knocking others in the party by saying Democratic voters want a candidate "who can actually get something done" because "people can't eat rhetoric."
"I think what Democrats are concerned with, they want someone who can beat Trump, and I think Joe Biden is the man there," Cuomo told MSNBC. "(Voters) want someone who can actually get something done once elected. The Democrats' problem, I think, has been their failure to actually provide results in people's lives. People can't eat rhetoric."
In 2014, Biden helped Cuomo roll out a $16.7-billion federally funded package to strengthen New York state infrastructure, housing and emergency response systems following the devastation of Hurricanes Sandy, Irene and Lee. And Cuomo has said in recent weeks that he thought Biden had the best chance of beating Trump in 2020, which he described as Democrats' "main goal."
"I think (Biden) is going to do very, very well," Cuomo said on Tuesday. "He'll serve the Democratic Party very well, and I think he'll serve the nation very well after that."
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