共和国总统乔·拜登周二，乔治·斯特凡诺普洛斯在接受美国广播公司独家采访时说，纽约政府安德鲁·科莫如果调查证实，我应该辞职声称他实施了性骚扰。
“我知道你说过你希望调查继续下去，”斯特凡诺普洛斯告诉拜登，他指的是纽约司法部长对库莫骚扰数名女性的指控进行的调查。"如果调查证实了这些妇女的说法，他应该辞职吗?"
“是的，”总统回答道。“我想他最终可能也会被起诉。”
最近几周，七名原告对这位民主党州长提出指控，其中一名声称他摸了一名妇女的人被移交给纽约奥尔巴尼警方。包括参议院多数党领袖查克·舒默(Chuck Schumer)和参议员柯尔斯顿·吉利布兰德(Kirsten Gillibrand)在内的一些纽约民主党高层呼吁科莫下台。
库莫否认了这些指控。
美国广播公司新闻
2021年3月16日，乔·拜登总统与美国广播公司首席主播乔治·斯特凡诺普洛斯交谈。
拜登迄今为止没有支持立即结束科莫的州长任期。
“应该进行调查，以确定她所说的是否属实，”拜登在宾夕法尼亚州达比接受广泛采访时说。“现在就是这样。”
他补充道:“这可能会导致刑事诉讼。我就是不知道。”
斯特凡诺普洛斯问道:“舒默参议员、吉利布兰德参议员和大多数国会代表团认为他现在不能成为一名有效的州长。”。“他能有效发球吗?”
“嗯，这是他们的判断，”总统说。
美国广播公司新闻
2021年3月16日，美国广播公司新闻首席主播乔治·斯特凡诺普洛斯采访美国总统乔·拜登。
拜登说，“应该假定一个女人说的是实话，不应该成为替罪羊，因为她站出来而成为受害者。”
“站出来需要很大的勇气，”总统说。“所以，推定是他们应该受到重视。而且应该调查。这就是现在正在进行的。”
拜登周二的评论比他对州长指控的唯一其他公开评论更进一步。
周日，在一次关于科莫是否应该辞职的简短交流中，被美国广播公司新闻问到时，拜登说，“我认为调查正在进行中，我们应该看看这会给我们带来什么。”
总统周二访问了费城郊区，宣传他上周签署成为法律的1.9万亿美元的新冠肺炎救助法案。
Cuomo should resign if allegations confirmed: Biden in exclusive ABC News interview
PresidentJoe Bidensaid in an exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday that New York Gov.Andrew Cuomoshould resign if an investigation confirmsclaims he committed sexual harassment.
"I know you said you want the investigation to continue," Stephanopoulos told Biden, referring to a probe by New York's attorney general into allegations Cuomo had harassed several women. "If the investigation confirms the claims of the women, should he resign?"
"Yes," the president replied. "I think he'll probably end up being prosecuted, too."
Seven accusers have in recent weeks raised allegations against the Democratic governor, and one claim he groped a woman was referred to police in Albany, N.Y. A number of top Democrats from New York, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, have called on Cuomo to step down.
Cuomo has denied the allegations.
Biden has so far stopped short of backing an immediate end to Cuomo's governorship.
"There should be an investigation to determine whether what she says is true," Biden told Stephanopoulos during a wide-ranging interview in Darby, Pennsylvania. "That's what's going on now."
He added: "There could be a criminal prosecution that is attached to it. I just don't know."
"Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand, the majority of the congressional delegation don't think he can be an effective governor right now," Stephanopoulos asked. "Can he serve effectively?"
"Well, that's a judgment for them to make," the president said.
Biden said "a woman should be presumed telling the truth and should not be scapegoated and become victimized by her coming forward."
"Takes a lot of courage to come forward," the president said. "So, the presumption is they should be taken seriously. And it should be investigated. And that's what's underway now."
Biden's comments Tuesday went a step further than his only other public remarks on the allegations against the governor.
On Sunday, asked by ABC News during a brief exchange about whether Cuomo should resign, Biden had said, "I think the investigation is underway and we should see what it brings us.”
The president visited the Philadelphia suburbs Tuesday to promote the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill he signed into law last week.
