Trump Appears to Take Swipe at Hannity for Defending Chris Cuomo Over ‘Fredo’ Video

Trump Appears to Take Swipe at Hannity for Defending Chris Cuomo Over ‘Fredo’ Video

Continuing his obsession over CNN anchor Chris Cuomo’s filmed meltdown at a heckler who called the CNN personality “Fredo,” President Trump appeared to take a public swipe at one of his most loyal media sycophants on Tuesday for publicly defending Cuomo’s actions.

“It always happens!” Trump wrote. “When a Conservative does even a fraction of what Chris Cuomo did with his lunatic ranting, raving, & cursing, they get destroyed by the Fake News. But when a Liberal Democrat like Chris Cuomo does it, Republicans immediately come to his defense. We never learn!”

While there were a handful of right-wing pundits and notable Republicans who defended Cuomo and said he’d been baited by the heckler, it seemed apparent that the president was clearly taking aim at one person in particular.

Read the rest of the piece at The Daily Beast.

Justin Baragona

Justin Baragona is the founder/publisher of Contemptor and a contributor to The Daily Beast. He was previously the Cable News Correspondent for Mediaite and prior to starting Contemptor, he worked on the editorial staff of PoliticusUSA. During that time, he had his work quoted by USA Today and BBC News, among others. Justin began his published career as a political writer for 411Mania. He resides in St. Louis, MO with his wife and pets.

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