Cuomo's 'Love' Collage Of Donated Masks Confuses New Yorkers

NEW YORK CITY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is full of surprises, among them, a mask collage of love.

The New York governor unexpectedly jumped out of his seat during his daily new coronavirus briefing Wednesday to unveil a massive collage of donated masks sent from across the nation.

"This is a self portrait of America, okay?" Cuomo said. "You know what it spells? It spells love."

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The display — which featured hundreds of masks and stood twice as tall as the governor — was meant to shame Washington lawmakers Cuomo accused of partisan politics.

Cuomo and Sen. Mitch McConnell have spent weeks spatting over cash, with the Republican majority leader suggesting New York State should go bankrupt and the Democratic governor calling the idea, "Just dumb."

"The crisis brings out the best and the worst," Cuomo said New York. "The best of America is beautiful... I just hope the political leadership of this nation understand."

But it didn't take long for New Yorkers to discover the one flaw in Cuomo's artistic gesture.

"I think it’s great," Tweeted @Dr_Know_It_All. "But why were they used to create a wall rather than functionally as masks?"

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