Though the name-calling that purportedly started this all wasn’t recorded, it requires a little unpacking.Ĭuomo’s claim that referring to an Italian as “Fredo” is like using the n-word is dubious. Most of Trump-world mocked Cuomo’s reaction to being called “Fredo” The man made the video.” Recor tweeted that his “source” in the video “sent this in says he was just asking for a photo and thought name was Fredo from being an avid listener of” Rush Limbaugh.ĬNN stood by its primetime host, but the viral video had stirred up a wave of controversy, highlighting the risks that come with being a politically divisive figure in the public sphere in the era of Trump. The Associated Press, citing Recor, reports that “the exchange happened Sunday at a bar in Shelter Island, New York, after a man approached Cuomo for a picture. As they’re pulled apart, one of the men involved in the confrontation can be heard telling Cuomo, “Hey, look at all these cameras. The clip ends with Cuomo and the men being separated. The video was posted on Twitter by Ryan Saavedra of the Daily Wire, who credited the footage to right-wing personality/YouTube host Brandon Recor. I’ll fucking throw you down these stairs like a fucking punk.” After one of the men sarcastically tells Cuomo that “you’re a much more reasonable guy in person than you seem to be on television,” Cuomo threatens him by saying, “you’re going to have a big fucking problem. I'll fucking throw you down these stairs"Ĭredit: "THAT'S THE POINT with Brandon" /4iWwzaSQpF- Ryan Saavedra August 13, 2019 Man: "What are you going to do about it?"Ĭuomo: "I'll fuckin ruin your shit. In the two-minute clip, which was shot with a phone seemingly below Cuomo’s line of sight, the CNN host can be heard admonishing a man and a group of other accompanying him that “Fredo” - a reference to a character in The Godfather novel and film trilogy - is used “as an Italian aspersion.” Though the apparent insult Cuomo that began the confrontation isn’t shown in the clip, Cuomo can be heard characterizing it as “like the n-word for us.”Ī man in NY yesterday approached CNN's Chris Cuomo and called him "Fredo" So it’s no surprise that it quickly went viral on Monday evening, and became a major topic of discussion the next day.Ĭuomo is known for his combative interviews on Cuomo Prime Time - especially with guests that rarely appear on non-Fox News television like Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and White House adviser Kellyanne Conway - but the viral video clip shows a different and more profane side of him than his viewers see. Lots of profanity, a near-brawl - and all of it caught on tape.Ĭandid camera footage of CNN host Chris Cuomo getting into a heated confrontation in a public setting with a group of men on Sunday has all of that and then some. An insult that may or may not be an ethnic slur. A confrontation between right-wing provocateurs and a CNN star (who also happens to be the brother of the governor of New York).
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