Cuomo Escaped His Quarantine, But Ripped the VP for Going Maskless

Nicholas Fondacaro | April 28, 2020
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Hypocrisy was the word of the day over on CNN’s PrimeTime, where host Chris “Fredo” Cuomo spent a portion of Tuesday’s show ripping Vice President Mike Pence for not wearing a facemask during a visit to the Mayo Clinic. But it has been well documented that Cuomo, who himself was infected with the coronavirus, had flouted rules about staying isolated by leaving his house and traveling, which ultimately got his family sick.

Cuomo began the segment by noting the Mayo Clinic had put out a tweet explaining that they had told the VP’s team about the mask policy. “Now, you can delete a tweet, you can't delete reality. Take a look. The VP was the only one who chose not to wear a mask. Why not,” Cuomo declared. He then scoffed at Pence’s explanation that he wanted to “look them in the eye.” In other words, share a human moment by speaking face to face.

“Was the mask cover your eyes,” Cuomo chided, thinking he was witty.

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