Andrew Cuomo has shied away from coming face to face with reporters as sexual harassment allegations against him have mounted. That's a huge change from last spring, when Cuomo met daily with reporters who shouted questions from seats in the State Capitol’s Red Room. “We try to keep the number of people down, and we try to keep social distancing mandates,” Cuomo said of his in-person events. Ron Desantis, both Republicans, have spent around 10 minutes on average taking questions from reporters at recent news conferences. Abbott speaks once a week, while Desantis has been holding in-person briefings open to the media at least twice a week.

Source: ABC News April 17, 2021 12:17 UTC