Posted on 11/30/2016 11:55:21 AM PST by Altura Ct.
According to CNN’s Chris Cuomo, it is the media’s job to serve as the “opposition” to President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration.
On CNN’s New Day Wednesday morning, Cuomo vowed to oppose Trump’s policies, and stated he feels it is the job of the media as a whole to treat the next president of the United States with hostility.
Per Cuomo, “The media cannot yield. This administration is going to demand constant fact-checking and opposition.”
The CNN anchor, who is the brother of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and the son the of late New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, said the reason for his belief is, “Because otherwise, you don’t know which way it’s going to go from day to day. That’s just a fact.”
Cuomo made his comments during a discussion with New Day co-host Alisyn Camerota and CNN political director David Chalian.
Chalian was previously employed as the Washington bureau chief for Yahoo News, but was fired by the company in 2012 after he was caught on a hot-mic saying that Republican Party officials did not care if black people died during Hurricane Isaac.
The RNC held its 2012 convention in Tampa, as the powerful and unpredictable storm hugged the state’s western coast.
During a live web broadcast, Chalian said Republicans were “not concerned at all. They’re happy to have a party with black people drowning.”
Chalian was promptly hired by CNN less than a year later, and promoted to political director in 2014
CNN has dubbed by critics as the “Clinton News Network” for its perceived bias coverage promoting Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in her campaign against Trump.
Cuomo, who joined the network following the 2012 presidential election, falsely claimed in October that it was “illegal” for CNN viewers to read documents published by Wikileaks, many of which contained private conversations between members of Clinton’s presidential campaign and inner circle.
“Also interesting is, remember, it’s illegal to possess these stolen documents. It’s different for the media. So everything you learn about this, you’re learning from us,” he said.
It was not uncommon for Trump supporters to yell disparaging comments about CNN at Trump rallies during the campaign season.
Trump himself lashed out at CNN president Jeff Zucker during a meeting Monday with key figures at several news networks, reportedly saying to Zucker, “I hate your network, everyone at CNN is a liar and you should be ashamed.”
Once Trump is in charge of the powers deciding whether or not his employer will be allowed to merge with AT&T, I suspect Cooomo is gonna get religion REAL FAST.
Say what?
I am looking forward to all these leftist alphabet folks being blacklisted from press coverage of the White House.
Well, they still will be kissing Obama’s arse after he leaves so they will have to pull double duty.
Bring it big boy.
Why? Hate mongers?
Yes, the media should always be the opposition, or at least skeptical of government officials. I support this. But why did they not feel this way during the Obama Administration? Their fawning coverage was shameful.
I would like to hear anyone articulate the case for having 90% of print and broadcast media being controlled by six corporations, all of which come at everything from a Leftist point-of-view. That can’t be good.
I just pray that CNN and others continue to lose credibility. And viewership.
Self reflection is not this guys strong suit.
“According to CNN’s Chris Cuomo, it is the media’s job to serve as the “opposition” to President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration.”
FU Chris Cuomo!!!!!
Copied from another poster.
Almost all of the corporate media are in financial trouble, except CNN!
Why isn’t CNN, Certainly Not News,in financial trouble?
CNN receives programming reimbursement from the U.S. State Department via The Bureau of International Information Programs; the same State Department program that pays Facebook for content. CNN is not as reliant on ad revenue because they get tens of millions from the U.S. State Department.
CNN knows that President Trump will stop this funding when he is president.
Chris Matthews said the opposite when Obama was elected.
cnn is turning into the bravo news channel. (ala msnbc ala fnc and sneaking fox business)
AND WHERE THE HELL WERE THEY THESE PASSED 8 years!!!! Screw THEM!! Fake news!!
And that is why your audience is shrinking. CNN does not get its job. Does not understand itself and its prejudices. They also don’t understand us. They don’t understand how a government should work. And what a government should do.
Coming from the same lying bag of poop that told us it was illegal to look at the hacked emails.
The White House is the President’s home for at least 4 years. There is no room for media, or press room or rooms, or anyone else who is not invited, and no one should be invited who is an avowed enemy of the host.
“cnn is turning into the bravo news channel. (ala msnbc ala fnc and sneaking fox business)”
I have had enough of the BS from these people! (Not that I ever watch them.) Just reading about them ticks me off! DJT needs to ban them from the WH press room and go directly to people via Twitter, etc!!!! Basta!! Enough!!
What do you mean, “will be?”:)
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