President Biden on Tuesday echoed the bipartisan calls of many and called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to resign in the wake of the state attorney general's scathing sexual harassment report.

When asked by CNN's Kaitlan Collins if he maintains his previous assertion that Cuomo should step down if the AG's investigation confirmed the harassment claims against him, Biden said he stood by his remarks and called on the governor to resign. The president stopped short of recommending impeachment, saying "Let's take one thing at a time here."

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.