Chris Cuomo Recorded Profanely Defending Himself After Man Calls Him 'Fredo' While He's Out with His Family
CNN says anchor Chris Cuomo was recently drawn into a fiery altercation with a man who called him “Fredo,” provoking an argument that went viral — with President Donald Trump weighing in.
A roughly-two minute clip from the altercation, which began circulating via right-wing websites and personalities on Monday, shows Cuomo, 49, telling an unidentified man that the name was a slur for Italians and threatening him if he continues the fight.
“It’s an insult to your f—— people,” Cuomo says in the video, after asking the man’s group if any of them were also Italian. “It’s like the n-word for us. Is that a cool f—— thing?”
“Punk-ass bitches from the right call me ‘Fredo,’ ” he says. “My name is Chris Cuomo. I’m an anchor on CNN.”