Gov. Andrew Cuomo stunned the audience at a bill-signing ceremony Wednesday by saying America “was never that great” as he mocked President Trump’s 2016 campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.”

“We’re not going to make America great again,” Cuomo said while signing a bill dealing with human trafficking.

“It was never that great. We have not reached greatness. We will reach greatness when every American is fully engaged.”

Some audience members could be heard ooohing and groaning at Cuomo’s comment.

But the governor elicited cheers at the Manny Cantor Center on the Lower East Side when he added, “We will reach greatness, when discrimination and stereotyping against women… is gone. And every woman’s full potential is realized and unleashed, and every woman is making her full contribution… we have not yet fully liberated the women in this country, and we will, and New York will lead the way.”

Republican gubernatorial nominee Marc Molinaro quickly slammed Cuomo for questioning America’s greatness.

“This governor is so determined to distract voters from his failed policies and corrupted administration that he’s willing to dismiss the steady, determined march of the American people, making and remaking the greatness of America. Mr. Cuomo owes the nation an apology. He should be ashamed of himself,” Molinaro said.

State GOP spokeswoman Jessica Proud chimed in with a tweet, “America is & always has been the greatest country on this earth. It’s shocking that a governor of a major state would make such an ignorant, insulting comment.”

Dani Lever, Cuomo’s spokeswoman, later issued a clarifying statement saying the governor “believes America is great.”

“When the President speaks about making America great again – going back in time – he ignores the pain so many endured and that we suffered from slavery, discrimination, segregation, sexism and marginalized women’s contributions,” she added.

“The Governor believes that when everyone is fully included and everyone is contributing to their maximum potential, that is when America will achieve maximum greatness.”