NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo tore into Sen. John Kennedy on Tuesday night after the Republican legislator canceled an interview at the last minute, calling the Louisiana senator a “coward” who made a “punk a ** move” by bailing on their sitdown.
After beginning his primetime program by speaking about President Donald Trump directing the Justice Department to complimentary election-denying Colorado clerk Tina Peters, who was sentenced to 9 years in jail for her function in a ballot systems breach, Cuomo then turned his attention to Kennedy for no-showing.
” You wish to make the election system more safe, fantastic. You wish to contest citizen ID, and you believe that’s going to make it much better, fantastic. Do it. However trafficking in this belongs to what’s eliminating all of us right, so I wished to speak about it this evening and other things with a guy I truly liked causing,” the host stated. “Let me make certain his guy didn’t text me with some type of apology before I slam him.”
After making certain that Kennedy or his workplace had actually texted him a description, Cuomo discussed how he’s been a fan of the Republican politician in the past for his “folksiness” before mockingly impersonating Kennedy’s overstated Southern accent.
” Well, then he went type of complete MAGA. I do not learn about that. I believe that he makes an excellent case on a great deal of things, and I believe he has a genuine populist feel for himself,” Cuomo whined. “He hears that I’m speaking about Peters, they pull him out. He does not even call me himself. He simply bails. Mr. Guy’s Guy, Mr. ‘I’m a straight shooter.'”.
The previous CNN star then continued to rip the conservative legislator for numerous more minutes, particularly taking objective at Kennedy’s self-made credibility as a no-nonsense fact teller, while likewise buffooning him for his dependence on conservative media.
” Then it comes time to speak fact to power, and he bails 5 minutes before the television program, which is really bad kind. I have actually remained in this organization a truly very long time, and no one does that unless they’re a coward,” Cuomo fumed. “And now look, you can go on Newsmax and you can go on Fox and you can badmouth me. I’m offering you a chance to come on here and have a discussion. Alright, I’m not here to smash and slam.”.
At the very same time, Cuomo firmly insisted that this wasn’t a partisan concern, including that if a Democrat had actually done the very same thing to him that he would respond in the very same way.
” However to bail, what a punk a ** move that is to do something like that. And it is a fantastic indicator of where we are today that these males and females are more scared of getting captured stating something that will anger the president than any type of task, any type of morality, any type of viewpoint, any type of concept that they desire you to think they have to do with,” he fumed. “They have to do with absolutely nothing however fealty.”.
Cuomo continued: “And yeah, it’s not simply one side, however I’m speaking about one side today. And if a lefty, if a Democrat, bailed on me in the very same method, I would slam them the very same method, due to the fact that they become part of the issue, which’s what we’re doing at NewsNation.”.
In the end, the NewsNation host made it clear that he was hoping that his tirade about Kennedy would go viral and draw a great deal of protection.
” And I hope this clip goes out there and gets spread out around,” Cuomo exclaimed. “And I hope Kennedy has the self-respect and the stability to connect to me to describe this, inform me how I have it incorrect due to the fact that you bail on my program due to the fact that you’re excessive of a coward to make a case, unless you’re on Fox News getting some laugh track behind you when you’re speaking about these talking points. It’s not what this nation is expected to be about.”.
Agents from Kennedy’s workplace did not react to ask for remark.