华盛顿——周日，乔·拜登总统放弃了与其他民主党人一起呼吁纽约州长安德鲁·科莫辞职的机会，他因多项性骚扰指控正在接受调查。

当被记者问及库莫是否应该辞职时，拜登回答说:“我认为调查正在进行中，我们应该看看它会给我们带来什么。”

拜登周末在特拉华州的家中回到白宫后发表了这番言论，此前他没有公开谈论对科莫的指控。然而，他的评论反映了白宫对科莫的未来持观望态度。

周五，白宫新闻秘书珍·普萨基不愿透露拜登是否认为科莫应该辞职。她说，每一个站出来的女性“都应该被听到，应该受到尊重，应该能够讲述自己的故事。”她在过去几周表示，总统支持调查。

包括参议员查克·舒默(Chuck Schumer)和克里斯汀·吉利布兰德(Kirsten Gillibrand)在内的几位著名的纽约民主党人呼吁科莫下台。三任州长拒绝辞职，并否认他做了被指控的事情。

六名女性，其中几名是他的前员工，指控他对她们进行性骚扰或行为不当。库莫否认不恰当地接触过任何女性。

纽约司法部长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯正在领导对这些指控的调查。

Biden declines to call for Cuomo to resign, awaits probe

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Sunday passed up an opportunity to join other Democrats calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is under investigation after multiple allegations of sexual harassment.

Asked by a reporter if Cuomo should resign, Biden responded, “I think the investigation is underway and we should see what it brings us.”

Biden, who made the comments upon returning to the White House from a weekend at his home in Delaware, had not previously spoken publicly about the allegations against Cuomo. However, his comments reflect the wait-and-see position the White House has taken regarding Cuomo's future.

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.” She has said in past weeks that the president supports the investigation.

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.

Six women, several of them former members of his staff, have alleged that he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately toward them. Cuomo has denied touching any women inappropriately.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading the investigation into the allegations.