Cuomo bashes McConnell for suggesting hard-hit states declare bankruptcy instead of asking for bailouts

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday blasted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for suggesting states hard-hit financially by the pandemic declare bankruptcy instead of looking for help from Congress.

At his daily press conference in Albany, a visibly-irritated Cuomo called McConnell's proposal "one of the really dumb ideas of all time."

Displaying a slide of McConnell's face and remarks, Cuomo argued that if states like New York, California and Illinois declare bankruptcy, "You will see a collapse of this national economy -- so just dumb."

McConnell said Wednesday on The Hugh Hewitt Show that he saw "no good reason" for states not to declare bankruptcy and that Senate Republicans would not support a federal bailout of states that desperately need assistance.

ABC’s Andrew Dymburt reports for ABC News Radio: