据美联社报道,美国总统拜登当地时间14日拒绝要求纽约州州长、民主党人科莫辞职,在科莫的政治前途问题上采取了观望态度。此前,科莫被多次投诉性骚扰。
President Joe Biden on Sunday passed up an opportunity to join other
Democrats1 calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is under
investigation2 after multiple allegations of sexual
harassment3.
美国总统拜登14日拒绝与其他民主党人士一起要求纽约州州长科莫辞职,科莫因多起性骚扰指控正在接受调查。
Asked by a reporter if Cuomo should resign, Biden responded, “I think the investigation is underway and we should see what it brings us.”
在被问及科莫是否应该辞职的问题时,拜登回答道:“我认为调查仍在进行当中,我们应该看看调查结果是怎样的。”
美国纽约州州长安德鲁·科莫12日向媒体重申,不会因性骚扰指控辞职,将等待调查结果。
据外媒报道,已经进入第三个任期的纽约州州长科莫共被6名女性投诉,包括一些女下属,这些女性称受到科莫性骚扰或对方有其它不当行为。
Six women, several of them former members of his staff, have
alleged4 that he sexually
harassed5 or behaved inappropriately toward them. Cuomo has denied
touching6 any women inappropriately.
有6名女性声称科莫对她们性骚扰或有其它不当行为,其中几人曾是他的工作人员,科莫否认与任何女性有不恰当地接触。
科莫本人否认所有指控,称对所有女士都没有不当行为,但纽约州总检察官詹姆斯已对科莫展开调查,纽约州的一些民主党重量级人物要求科莫辞职,包括参议员舒梅尔和吉利布兰德。
Several prominent New York Democrats, including Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, have called on Cuomo to step down. The three-term governor has refused to resign and has denied he did what has been alleged.
包括参议员舒默和吉利布兰德在内的几位纽约著名民主党人都呼吁库莫下台。这位连任三届的州长拒绝辞职,并否认对自己的指控。
据报道,当地时间3月12日,白宫新闻发言人普萨基表示,拜登“当然支持”对科莫的调查,但拜登政府的防疫团队仍会继续与科莫在纽约州疫苗接种项目上合作。
On Friday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki would not say whether Biden believes Cuomo should resign. She said every woman who has come forward “deserves to have her voice heard, should be treated with respect and should be able to tell her story.”
3月12日,白宫新闻发言人普萨基并未透露拜登是否认为科莫应该辞职。但她表示,每一位站出来说话的女性都应被听到,都应得到尊重,都应能讲出她的故事。
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