Maryland’s GOP Gov. Larry Hogan on Sunday condemned the White House effort to tie COVID-19 aid with political bargaining, including the administration’s intent to deny help to any sanctuary cities or states, declaring: “It’s no time for divisive politics. It’s time to get something done.”
In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Hogan insisted neither Baltimore nor the state itself were “sanctuaries” for illegal immigrants, but that it shouldn’t matter when it comes to help combating the pandemic.
“The Democrats are saying ‘we'll do [aid] if we get this additional funding for these other things.’ The Republicans in the Senate are saying, ‘we'll do it if we get these other liability issues for businesses.’ Now the White House is talking about sanctuary cities.
“And I think everybody ought to stop talking about all of those things and just focus on getting people the help that they need without bringing all these other outside political issues into the debate. It's no time for divisive politics. It's time to get something done.”
Hogan also lamented protesters — and even Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md. — for pushing back on lockdowns, and comparing the orders to those that come from communist China or North Korea.
“Everybody has a right to protest and express their feelings. A couple of dozen people did so yesterday. And they have every right to do that,” Hogan said. “Sadly, we had far more people die yesterday in Maryland than we had protesters.
“Congressman Harris, I'm not sure where he woke up yesterday morning, maybe he confused North Korea and South Korea. South Korea is doing a great job on testing and we just saved the lives of thousands of Marylanders by getting those half million tests from [South] Korea… He's obviously got the right to say whatever crazy things he wants to say.”
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