Social media this week exploded with rumors claiming the governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has pierced nipples, in one of the more bizarre stories to come out of the coronavirus crisis.
The rumors stem from a March 27 event at a makeshift hospital set up by the National Guard in New York City, where the Democrat governor’s nipples were not only visible through his shirt, but also appeared to be sporting barbell nipple rings.
Photos from Getty Images prove the images were not photoshopped, as many initially speculated.
Reactions from users on social media ranged from curiosity to disgust.
Alright how do I unsee something pic.twitter.com/tkr9pk4Tep
— Ashley StClair 🇺🇸 (@stclairashley) March 31, 2020
Does cuomo… have… a nip piercing pic.twitter.com/H4iLWglr6m
— Jeanette Hayes (@jeanettehayes) March 30, 2020
can i get an honest, sincere answer about what is going on with andrew cuomo's nipples?
— molly conger (@socialistdogmom) March 30, 2020
https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/1245010094934372356
Cuomo totally has his nipples pierced.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) March 30, 2020
I thought this might be photoshopped, so I did a little investigating. Andrew Cuomo does, in fact, appear to have a nipple piercing.
I’ve got way too much time on my hands. https://t.co/PdG2IeOohq pic.twitter.com/82osJ4RFR0
— Me (@MalpalCreation) March 31, 2020
"Andrew Cuomo looked disgusting–nipples protruding
…Very very disrespectful." pic.twitter.com/ukfuYSCwak
— Mad Liberals (@mad_liberals) March 31, 2020
What in the world is going on with Cuomo’s nipples? 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/J4voddMGIk
— CHIZ 🇺🇸 (@CHIZMAGA) March 31, 2020
Journalists at Heavy.com tried to get to the bottom of the nipple controversy, but alas came up empty-handed: “Thus far, there is no confirmed news on whether or not the politician has pierced nipples. In previous family photos shared on Instagram as recently as November 2019, nothing out of the ordinary appears to be sticking out from Cuomo’s shirt.”
In a somewhat related note, Democrats wanting a different presidential frontrunner than Joe Biden helped #PresidentCuomo gain steam on social media last week with liberals insisting the New York politician has done more to combat coronavirus than (non-nipple pierced) President Trump.
Via Bloomberg:
The hashtag #PresidentCuomo trended on Twitter last week. Musings about Cuomo as a wild-card nominee have come from everywhere on the left, including New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, who called him “president of the coronavirus response,” and a writer at the feminist website Jezebel, Rebecca Fishbein, who headlined her piece, “Help, I think I’m in love with Andrew Cuomo???” She wrote another piece after Cuomo called to thank her.
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