Governor Andrew Cuomo is quickly trying to backtrack from his comments that America “was never that great,” made as part of an awkward and ongoing attempt to rebrand himself as an anti-Trump progressive.

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President Trump said yesterday that Governor Cuomo called him recently and pledged not to run against him for President. When asked to confirm the call, several Cuomo spokespeople declined to directly answer.