On the governor’s day of new york Andrew Cuomo After announcing his resignation, his brother refused to confirm whether he had advised him to step down.
Chris Cuomo is taking a week off CNN Talk show, Como prime time, In the planned vacation he described, coincided with his birthday. He turned 51 on Monday.
However, after a report issued by the New York State Attorney General concluded that the governor had sexually harassed 11 women, his brother faced widespread calls for resignation, and the time was right to leave.
Andrew Cuomo denied wrongdoing, but Announced his resignation on Tuesday, Said, “In view of this situation, the best way I can help now is to give way and let the government return to power. Therefore, this is what I want to do.”
That night, a Fox News The reporter found his brother at a marina in Sag Harbor, New York. “Sir, have you talked with your brother today?” The reporter ask Chris Cummer“Of course I have,” the anchor replied.
However, he did not answer a follow-up question, asking whether he had recommended that the governor resign, or whether he would continue to recommend the governor.
“Do you think this is a moral conflict?” the reporter asked afterwards. “I think you have a job to do, and I will let you do it,” Chris Cuomo responded.
New York Times According to the report, Chris Cuomo had been on the phone with his brother several times in the past week and advised him to resign.
CNN Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter confirmed era Report at court Stephen Colbert Evening Show On Tuesday night, he quoted his sources as saying that Chris Cuomo had urged his brother to step down.
The anchor apologized in the May show After the incident was exposed, he discussed with his brother’s assistant how to deal with the scandal. CNN stated that Chris Cuomo’s participation in the discussion was “inappropriate.”
The network banned him from discussing tactics with the governor’s assistants, but it did not ban him from discussing the matter directly with his brother, according to reports. era.
“They said, of course you have to talk to your brother,” Stelter told Colbert on the show on Tuesday night.
Stirt also confirmed that CNN has banned Chris Cuomo from discussing the scandal that swept his brother on the show. In February of this year, after a federal investigation into the governor’s handling of the death in a nursing home, the network reinstated its ban on anchors who covered his brother.
Colbert questioned why the Internet allowed the governor to appear on his brother’s show so frequently during the first few months of the coronavirus pandemic. “This seems to be a strange conflict of rules,” Colbert said.
“This is the craziest situation you can imagine, right?” Stelter responded. “The governor and my brother are in these high-profile jobs. However, this is definitely embarrassing for CNN.”
Stelter also said that this issue has angered some people on CNN.
“Some people are angry with him,” he said. “I talked to a lot of CNN sources. Some people said,’Yes, it’s really weird, I’m very angry with Chris.’ Others said,’You know, I understand, you can’t choose yours Who is the family member. So there are various opinions. In general, I think the most important thing is that we reported this story on the radio, just like we do with any other story.”
CNN and Chris Cuomo have been contacted for comment.
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