CNN's New Day co-anchor Chris Cuomo was interviewed by Sirius XM radio show POTUS on Thursday. During the show, he likened the term "fake news" to being called "the n-word" for journalists. Cuomo was addressing Donald Trump's tweet personally attacking him earlier that day.
Cuomo's quote was quickly met with a collective groan across social media.
@smerconish @CNN @ChrisCuomo
@smerconish @CNN @ChrisCuomo @SIRIUSXM Get cha boy CNN. He has lost his damn mind
The responses to that comparison could be summed up with one resounding "nope."
nope. https://t.co/jtMDj568uD
Nah fam. No. Don't do this. https://t.co/VrZtItW4r3
@smerconish @CNN @ChrisCuomo @SIRIUSXM
People were quick to point out that being called "fake news" and a racial slur is not parallel.
WHEW. Let's talk about how wrong you are here, @ChrisCuomo. https://t.co/NpSuoW6K4D
chris cuomo is basically john lewis is what he is saying https://t.co/UEvRE6cM7u
And the lived experiences in oppression are not the same. (Some had their fun proving the point).
I still cry remembering all those people who were spit on and otherwise abused while being called "fake newses" @ChrisCuomo. Dark times.
After every show Chris Cuomo puts a black leather glove on and raises his fist in the air. "Editorial Power" he whispers with his head bowed
After he was properly gathered by the internet, Cuomo apologized in a tweet, and said the term "fake news" is "nothing compared to the pain of a racial slur."
I was wrong. Calling a journalist fake -nothing compared to the pain of a racial slur. I should not have said it. I… https://t.co/SC16OyVLbe
He then thanked people online for, well, gathering him.
I want to thank you for calling me out for equating fake with other slurs. Wasn't my intention to diminish but just… https://t.co/VH5YDQeLi6