New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a bill signing ceremony in New York, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. Cuomo was joined by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as he signed a “red flag” bill, which attempts to prevent people who present a threat to themselves or others from purchasing or owning a gun. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Shortly before President Trump’s press conference on Friday afternoon, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, spoke to reporters about the drive-through coronavirus mobile testing center which had been set up in his state.

To his credit, he actually acknowledged Vice President Mike Pence and “especially” the President for their help.

Cuomo said, “I want to thank the Vice President and especially the President who facilitated this and moved quickly.”

The governor was the second Democrat toIt had come to this: Nancy Pelosi needed John Boehner to help save her party and her president from an ugly public meltdown.

By Friday morning, it was clear that a crucial piece of Barack Obama’s trade initiative was barreling toward defeat. Democrats were disjointed, dispirited, even angry in some cases. At the same time, they knew that they – not Republicans – would shoulder much of the blame for killing the president’s top legislative priority and for the ensuing spectacle of a party at war.


So just before noon, with debate already underway on the House floor, Pelosi picked up the phone and called Boehner to inform him that a must-pass component of the White House trade package was going to fail. It was the second such warning from