Overview

• Melissa DeRosa, former secretary to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, offers an insider perspective of the Cuomo administration and COVID-19 response in her new memoir, "What's Left Unsaid".
• DeRosa defends Cuomo's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, and asserts that much of the criticism was lost in the "fog of COVID".
• She also addresses Cuomo's resignation following sexual harassment allegations, aiming to share her firsthand perspective of the events.
• In her book, DeRosa details her personal challenges including the breakdown of her marriage, her struggle with infertility, and the loss of relationships due to political differences.
• While DeRosa supports the possibility of Cuomo reentering the political sphere, she plans to chart her own independent path forward.