Washington Post columnist blasts Cuomo brothers: ‘Most responsible for trashing their careers’

Washington Publish columnist Helaine Olen wrote Saturday that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his brother, former CNN primetime anchor, Chris Cuomo, “nonetheless do not know” what they did incorrect and that they’re the “most liable for trashing their careers” after studies the previous is trying a political comeback, and the latter filed an arbitration swimsuit in opposition to CNN looking for $125 million.

“They nonetheless don’t perceive — or maybe wish to perceive — what they did incorrect,” Olen stated. “The individuals most liable for trashing their careers? Themselves. Till Andrew and Chris Cuomo look in a mirror, their comeback excursions are virtually actually doomed to failure.”

Olen wrote that Andrew Cuomo “canceled himself” after stepping down as governor following a number of sexual assault allegations and an investigation. “And Chris Cuomo went down not as a result of he was a ‘scapegoat’ for others, as he claims in his authorized submitting, however due to his personal actions,” she stated, including that the Cuomo brothers try to “blame everybody however themselves.” 

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Olen famous that Chris Cuomo had his brother on his present 9 occasions in simply three months on the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. She referred to as the interviews “cringe-inducing, however well-liked” and questioned Chris Cuomo’s “company to say no” to Jeff Zucker and Allison Gollust, who he says have been those demanding the brothers seem collectively on CNN’s primetime slot. 

“As if he weren’t a prime-time anchor incomes tens of millions of {dollars} a yr,” she stated. 

Olen additionally pointed to the previous governor’s nursing residence order that stated services needed to settle for sufferers who have been recovering from COVID-19. His administration was additionally discovered to have undercounted COVID-related nursing residence deaths. 

“This isn’t dependable, sincere or moral management. Andrew Cuomo — like his brother — reveals no regret,” Olen wrote.

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In one other column revealed Saturday, The Washington Publish’s media critic Erik Wemple equally criticized the Cuomo brothers. He, too, famous the brothers’ pandemic interviews in 2020, arguing that is when the “dysfunction” began. 

“If Cuomo’s repute has already been injured, his arbitration demand itself might deepen the injuries,” he wrote. 

CNN host Chris Cuomo requested his brother’s high aide if he may assist prep the governor amid sexual misconduct allegations, in line with a newly launched transcript of her testimony to New York state investigators in July.
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CNN fired Chris Cuomo in early December after an inside overview discovered that he supplied his brother recommendation on the right way to cope with the a number of sexual misconduct allegations levied in opposition to him. An investigation from the legal professional normal’s workplace discovered that he sought out sources within the media to get leads on extra accusers. 

Chris Cuomo just lately requested $125 million from CNN as he named Don Lemon, Brian Stelter and Jake Tapper in his arbitration demand. 

Jeff Zucker is taken into account to be the individual liable for the CNN’s shift away from the nonpartisan outlet it was earlier than his tenure.  (Picture by Mike Coppola/Getty Photos for WarnerMedia)
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Following Cuomo’s firing, then-CNN President Jeff Zucker introduced he was stepping down after it grew to become identified he didn’t disclose a “consensual” relationship with CNN govt Allison Gollust. Gollust introduced her resignation from the liberal community shortly after. 

“Based mostly on interviews of greater than 40 people and a overview of over 100,000 texts and emails, the investigation discovered violations of Firm insurance policies, together with CNN’s Information Requirements and Practices, by Jeff Zucker, Allison Gollust, and Chris Cuomo,” WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar wrote in an announcement. 

Andrew Cuomo stepped down as governor in August 2021 following a number of sexual misconduct allegations.