Chris Cuomo, co-anchor of CNN’s “New Day,” on Thursday found himself trapped in a nightmarish Twitter thread he admitted he’d pay to be let out of.
As Twitchy reported, while Hillary Clinton was taking a break from the campaign trail Tuesday to recover from pneumonia, a couple of prominent Democrats thought to bring up Donald Trump’s weight and his affinity for fast food — they took turns fat shaming the candidate, really.
Two days later, Cuomo found himself drawn into a lengthy back-and-forth on Twitter over his coverage of the candidates, including their health issues.
By most accounts trump and Clinton impress people w/ stamina. Clinton doing what she did WITH pneumonia impressive. https://t.co/BJor8uyZiO
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) September 15, 2016
But what about Trump’s morbid obesity?
https://twitter.com/StgeorgeCharlie/status/776363675464658944
We have no proof of that https://t.co/lhEmQraIwe
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) September 15, 2016
But political strategist David Plouffe claimed that Trump was the heaviest presidential candidate since William Howard Taft.
@StgeorgeCharlie @CNN you know why you have no proof? No valid medical record. But by all means praise the Dr Oz appearance
— LaurieM (@LaurieM07) September 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/totsiesdaughter/status/776376100641468416
https://twitter.com/loomislou/status/776433897726812161
He isn't obese and the real issue here is transparency. Don't be sidetracked https://t.co/NDGsN13oa3
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) September 15, 2016
BMI indicates he is obese….just sayin. Look online, calculate and see what you come up with.
— Fringephile (@fringephile) September 15, 2016
No wonder Cuomo wanted out of this thread. Body mass index indicates that pretty much everyone in America is obese, Cuomo included. Dude probably doesn’t even lift.
So am I. So is @TheRock. It is a bs measure unless body composition taken into account. https://t.co/GcSv5fXXt1
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) September 15, 2016
So as lawyer, peep observer who knows DT, U would expect good eyewitness weight description of DT lookalike perp 2 b 230 lbs?
— Marilyn Rick (@Marilynandtwin) September 15, 2016
I am 6'2 220 of dad bod. Can you people focus on something that matters now? https://t.co/TX6ufhHjdM
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) September 15, 2016
No. No, they can’t. Not if Cuomo is going to brag about his dad bod.
@klein_alex90 @loomislou @jlange481 @PatHolzer @StgeorgeCharlie @CNN oh good a news anchor bragging about his body.
— Paul Crater (@PCritty) September 15, 2016
Dad bod – not a compliment. THEY have me on a dead end thread about nothing! Be smart or be quiet. https://t.co/xwwjOHSptT
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) September 15, 2016
Cuomo shouldn’t jump to the conclusion that “dad bod” isn’t a compliment; the dad bod is hot right now. One young actress even alerted millennials to newly named running mate Tim Kaine’s sweet dad bod and “normcore” fashion sense.
Pretty sexist, though, that there’s no “mom bod” craze. What is Hillary’s BMI, anyway?
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