NY governor: You have a president who does not respect women

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) ripped President Trump at the Women’s March in New York City on Saturday, telling protesters the president does not respect women. 

“We have a line back and we have a line forward. The line back is where the federal government wants to take us and where they are taking us. The line back is very clear: you have a president of the United States who simply does not respect women,” Cuomo said. 

“To this president, women are all about a Miss America contest. That’s what it’s all about,” he continued. 

{mosads}The governor also hit the Republican-controlled Congress for socially conservative policies impacting women. 

“It’s then coupled with a Congress that is an extreme, conservative, socially conservative Congress that is rolling back all the progress that we’ve made. Roe v. Wade — rolled back. Contraceptive care — rolled back. Equal pay rights — rolled back. Anti-discrimination laws — rolled back. Sexual harassment on campus policies — rolled back,” he said. 

Cuomo, 60, has been considered by many to be a potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. 

His comments came as women across the country came out in droves to march for gender equality and civil rights. 

The protests targeted the Trump administration, taking aim at the president’s past rhetoric and policies affecting women.