CNN's Cuomo: Media Giving Hillary Clinton 'Free Ride,' 'Biggest Ones Promoting Her Campaign'

Matthew Balan | June 9, 2014
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[More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.]

On the 9 June 2014 edition of New Day on CNN, after a segment on Hillary Clinton's interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer as part of the former Secretary of State's book promotion, co-host Chris Cuomo, possibly concerned about his brother New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's presidential ambitions, made a blunt accusation about the good press Clinton has been receiving from the dominant media.

The CNN anchor declared that "she's just got a free ride so far," and that "we couldn't give her any more help than we have," as he and guest co-host Brooke Baldwin fretted that Clinton is hurting the fundraising efforts of other potential Democratic candidates by delaying an official announcement.