Politico Skips Fake News Basement Quarantine Stunt When Listing Chris Cuomo’s Problems

Sunday’s Politico CNN was embarrassed by Chris Cuomo’s firing. But there’s one thing that is really important and has not been included in the list. This is it Politico‘s Tara Palmeri listed and see if you can guess what she notably left off the list. You’ll be able to guess that it was fake news. Cuomo was mocked extensively for this.

— He bizarrely denied allegations of sexual misconduct during a leaked phone call with MICHAEL COHEN in which he and the former Trump lawyer rehearsed how to do an interview.

— He nearly came to blows with a right-wing troll in the Hamptons after being called “Fredo.”

— He received priority Covid testing (thanks to his brother, then-Gov. ANDREW), flouted Covid restrictions after being diagnosed with the illness, and then fought with a neighbor who called  him out on it.

— He faced allegations that he sexually harassed SHELLEY ROSS, who was Cuomo’s executive producer when the pair worked at ABC News.

— He repeatedly clashed with his CNN executive producer MELANIE BUCK, who reportedly then “begged to leave” his show.

— And then finally came the news that he’d advised his brother Andrew on how to defend himself against multiple women who accused the governor of sexual misconduct — which was confirmed by an investigation by the N.Y. attorney general, and prompted CNN to suspend Cuomo and mount what would be his final investigation at the network.

Cuomo was ridiculed for his ridiculous basement quarantine act. He claimed that he finally left his basement confinement, despite being caught miles from home a week prior. Ironically, this is what was mentioned in Politico’s listing where he was voiced by a neighbor for violating Covid restrictions.

That laughable escapade was covered by Newsbusters’ Nicholas Fondacaro on April 21, 2020 (Click “expand” below):

Allegedly cleared of coronavirus by the CDC, CNN PrimeTime Chris Cuomo took his “official” first steps out on Monday his basement quarantine in weeks. CNN and Cuomo wanted you to believe that. You see, this “official” release came over a week after Cuomo was caught outside, with his wife and kids on Easter Sunday and berated the 65-year-old cyclist who called him out. Cuomo also admitted to the incident on his radio program April 13, which led to a report being filed against him.

For weeks now, Cuomo has been exploiting his diagnosis to blast President Trump’s response to the crisis. An April 14 New York Post article revealed that Cuomo was not trying to ensure safety. On the same SiriusXM show when he complained about his job at CNN, Cuomo whined that it kept him from acting aggressively towards people who called him out on his nonsense, citing an altercation with a “jackass loser fat-tire biker” to make his point.

The cyclist then told the CNN host how Cuomo’s family had flouted social distancing guidelines when Cuomo was supposed to be in quarantine. After inquiring about why Cuomo was out of quarantine when he was sick, the CNN host started to yell at the man (something a person with a lung infection shouldn’t be doing).

…Despite this news being out there, CNN continued to act as if Cuomo had never left the basement where he’s been doing his weekday shows from.

…Then, on April 20, came Cuomo’s supposed first steps out of quarantine. “All right. This is it. Here is the official entry. The basement. Cleared by CDC. It’s possible. It’s what I had been imagining. Literally for weeks,” he proclaimed while walking up the stairs in a home video.

He added: “This the dream. Just to be back up here doing normal things.”

Yeah, right. Cuomo has been lying for his viewers at least one week. April 12, was when he was captured. Who knows how many times Cuomo made it up the stairs while the cameras were off? CNN.

Cuomo probably lied to his viewers. CNN assisted him with this fake news stunt, which may be why Politico It was not mentioned. This is embarrassing enough for mainstream media colleagues.