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President Donald Trump posted to Twitter about the incident several times: | President Donald Trump posted to Twitter about the incident several times: | ||
| − | ''“It always happens! When a Conservative does even a fraction of what Chris Cuomo did with his lunatic ranting, raving, & cursing, they get destroyed by the Fake News. But when a Liberal Democrat like Chris Cuomo does it, Republicans immediately come to his defense. We never learn!”'' | + | ''“It always happens! When a Conservative does even a fraction of what Chris Cuomo did with his lunatic ranting, raving, & cursing, they get destroyed by the Fake News. But when a Liberal Democrat like Chris Cuomo does it, Republicans immediately come to his defense. We never learn!”''<ref>[https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/08/13/fredo-cnn-chris-cuomo-rant/ ‘Fredo-Gate’ Blows Up In Social Media After CNN Chris Cuomo’s Rant Over Heckler’s Comment]</ref> |
==Incident== | ==Incident== | ||
Revision as of 22:25, August 14, 2019
In August 2019 a video of CNN anchor Chris Cuomo went viral after a member of the public called him "fredo", making headlines in several newspapers.
President Donald Trump posted to Twitter about the incident several times:
“It always happens! When a Conservative does even a fraction of what Chris Cuomo did with his lunatic ranting, raving, & cursing, they get destroyed by the Fake News. But when a Liberal Democrat like Chris Cuomo does it, Republicans immediately come to his defense. We never learn!”[1]
Incident
After a man allegedly called him "Fredo" the CNN host was seen on video claiming to fellow Italian-Americans that the insult is comparable to "the N-word."
Fallout
There was no response from the Governor of New York State Andrew Cuomo’s office on “Fredogate” but Chris Cuomo tweeted a response to followers saying “I should be better than the guys baiting me.”[2]