Trump: "The People inn NY Fought" After 9/11; Governor Cuomo Responds to Cruz's "New York Values" Comment
SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TX), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: There are many, many wonderful, wonderful working men and women in the state of New York but everyone understands that the values in New York City are socially liberal or pro-abortion or pro-gay marriage, focused around money or the media. And I guess I can frame it another way. Not a lot of conservatives come out of Manhattan. I'm just saying.</s>ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN HOST: All right. That was the end of the heated exchange last night between Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz about New York values. On the phone to respond is New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo. Good morning, Governor.</s>GOV. ANDREW CUOMO (D), NEW YORK: Good morning, Alisyn, how are you?</s>CAMEROTA: I'm well. You, of course, are a lifelong New Yorker. How do you define New York values?</s>A. CUOMO: The exact opposite thing of what you heard last night coming out of Ted Cruz's mouth. I not only, to what he said anti-New York, it's anti-American, Alisyn. I think it's sad, I think it's disturbing for all Americans, not just for New York. He is practicing the politics of division. He's trying to divide people. He's trying to divide this country. It doesn't work and it's antithetical to who we are. In 30 seconds, he offended gays, he offended women, he offend 18 million people and he offended the largest, or one of the largest congressional delegations in this country. You can't govern like that. You can't win a campaign like that. And he's only getting worse and the discussion is only degenerating.</s>CAMEROTA: But Governor, you -- Cruz isn't alone. I mean, much of America agrees with him. You really can't say that New York City necessarily shares the same values as say, Cincinnati or Dallas or Kansas City. New York is more liberal than other places in the heartland, isn't it?</s>A. CUOMO: Oh, you think the rest of the country is anti-gay, Alisyn?</s>CAMEROTA: Very clever, Governor, but the point is that they do have different values. Look. They're on a different part of the political spectrum. You know that.</s>A. CUOMO: No. What he said -- he was offensive to gays. I don't believe this country is hostile to gays. I don't believe it's hostile to women and the concept of this country is, we accepted people from different religions, different countries, and we made one. E pluribus unam. Out of many, one. We invite all in and we forge one country, one nation. This is the opposite. This is,I'm going to try to divide us one by one, and pro-choice women from anti-choice women, and straight people from gay people. And it's disturbing and it doesn't work. This is why this country is gridlocked, Alisyn.</s>CAMEROTA: Governor --</s>A. CUOMO: Because the division is polarizing people.</s>CAMEROTA: But Governor, what did you think of Donald Trump's response where he invoked 9/11?</s>A. CUOMO: Well, 9/11, to your point, people have negative feelings towards New York. You never saw a more nationally unifying moment than 9/11. The entire country showed up for New York. So as a symbol of the unity that this country believes in, which is opposite the rhetoric you're hearing, 9/11 is one of the symbols of that.</s>CAMEROTA: Governor, we know you, of course, are a champion of New York. We appreciate you sharing your strong passion this morning with us.</s>A. CUOMO: I found it very upsetting if you can't tell, by the way.</s>CAMEROTA: Yes. I am picking up what you're putting down. You were very upset about it and we appreciate you weighing in on this and sharing your perspective. Thanks so much.</s>A. CUOMO: Thank you.</s>CAMEROTA: Let's get to Michaela.</s>PEREIRA: All right, Alisyn, there are questions stirring about Iran with the nuclear deal set to take effect this weekend. Can't Iran be trusted after seemingly embarrassing the U.S. by detaining soldiers? We're talking to a former U.S. ambassador to Iraq next.