NewsNation host Chris Cuomo has defined the variations between his dialog with President-elect Donald Trump and the one held by Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski.
Based on Mediaite, the previous CNN anchor touched on the subject on the December 31 episode of his podcast, The Chris Cuomo Challenge, the place he mirrored on the largest information tales of 2024.
One explicit subject was the assassination makes an attempt on Trump, one on July 13, 2024, whereas he was giving a speech at a rally in Pennsylvania, and one other on September 15, 2024, whereas he was taking part in golf in West Palm Seaside, Florida.
Following the arrest of a person over the alleged plot to kill the incoming president on a Florida golf course, Cuomo stated he referred to as Trump in an act of “humanity.”
“That assassination – that’s why I referred to as him,” Cuomo defined. “However I wasn’t doing what Joe and Mika did. I’m not trying to make up with Trump.”
In November, Scarborough and Brzezinski confronted backlash after they revealed they traveled to Mar-a-Lago to fulfill with Trump following his 2024 presidential victory. Defending their determination, Brzezinski said, “Joe and I spotted it’s time to do one thing totally different and that begins with not solely speaking about Donald Trump but additionally speaking with him.”
On his podcast, Cuomo continued to elucidate his determination to name Trump, noting, “I consider that Donald Trump has disqualified himself from workplace on this nation along with his conduct, phrases and deeds. It doesn’t imply I’m not going to be honest to him as a journalist.”
He continued, “I referred to as him to say, ‘I’m sorry that individuals within the media are taking part in this down prefer it didn’t actually occur to you, or that it’s not that massive a deal. That sucks. And I really feel for your loved ones and your grandkids. I don’t understand how you’re coping with it proper now. I don’t understand how they’re letting you keep within the race.’”
Cuomo went on to say he thought Trump was “extremely courageous” to remain within the race earlier than returning to his ideas on the Morning Joe hosts.
“I’ll give [Trump] the good thing about the doubt. I’ll see what occurs right here. It doesn’t serve me to not,” he said. “However that’s why I did it. I wasn’t doing a Joe and Mika… taking place there attempting to kiss his ass in order that I might get entry. I don’t give a s*** if I’ve entry.”
He added, “I feel NewsNation ought to [have access]. I feel he’s making a mistake. The one actual dwelling for unbiased essential thinkers within the media. However that’s on him. I don’t care if it’s with me. That’s the reality. I reached out to him as a result of I assumed that this was a second that demanded humanity, and it wasn’t receiving it.”
Following their assembly with Trump, Scarborough and Brzezinski confronted criticism from Morning Joe viewers and critics, similar to former MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann, Rosie O’Donnell, and Atlantic author David Frum.
Final month, Scarborough responded to critics in a 20-minute rant, denying he was “fearful” of Trump or attempting to appease the incoming administration.
“The primary grievance was that we referred to as Donald Trump’s rhetoric fascist throughout the marketing campaign, after which we went right down to have an off the document remark,” Scarborough stated, including, “I’ll do my present the way in which I wish to do my present!”