CNN’s Chris Cuomo stepped in it — BIG TIME — with this rather confusing tweet on a Kamala Harris birther conspiracy that states even though she was born in Oakland, CA she’s somehow not eligible to be president:
And hopefully there will be no games where the issue keeps changing for righty accusers…and…the legit info abt Harris comes out to deal with the allegation ASAP. The longer there is no proof either way, the deeper the effect https://t.co/y4Z6ZRXLdY
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) January 22, 2019
Now it’s certainly not clear from that tweet above what he’s getting at, but in subsequent tweets, he did clarify … somewhat:
Go look at Obama scenario – first it was the mother then the father then no records then fake records then about his faith and his name … if the accusers keep shifting to avoid fact and harness animus, we must call it out. Period. Ok?!?!? https://t.co/a1Oqh6nZao
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) January 22, 2019
Talking abt the accusers. Not the senator. Read, think…this is Twitter…don’t just assume things. Ask. They made the accusation. They need to back it up. Period. https://t.co/0DiOwNa4CN
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) January 22, 2019
The totally “meh” clarification isn’t going to be good enough to get him out of this pickle, however. The liberal blue checks are really, really mad:
she has a birth certificate
what is wrong with you? https://t.co/tvmj4QqZ8U— Greg Dworkin (@DemFromCT) January 22, 2019
You’re not calling it out. You’re demanding that Black people show their papers to appease racist white people who will never be appeased and who will constantly shift the goal posts.
Did the birthers end their attacks when Obama showed his papers? No.
Stop this nonsense. https://t.co/lUR2Yz41Br
— Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) January 22, 2019
Kamala Harris can clear this all up if she just produces the original (not xerox) copy of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo proving California is part of the United States
— Tim Murphy (@timothypmurphy) January 22, 2019
Good job Chris. This is definitely a claim you should take seriously and you are ON. IT! Way to go champ! https://t.co/L8xaihB1iV
— jordan (@JordanUhl) January 22, 2019
Here's Chris Cuomo suggesting that there's "no proof either way" about whether Kamala Harris was born in the US. What an utter hack. https://t.co/uya1i50nnd
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) January 22, 2019
While maybe small in the grand scheme of things, this statement is kinda all the proof you need that Chris Cuomo shouldn’t be a journalist, let alone one with his own show on CNN. https://t.co/nHTvSYZJYw
— David Weiner (@daweiner) January 22, 2019
After 3 years of poisonous Trumpian misinformation and propaganda, both side-ism is miserably alive and well, apparently https://t.co/lUKKqW58BX
— Mark Follman (@markfollman) January 22, 2019
how do you have this job https://t.co/lQXyOFgncx
— Tim Murphy (@timothypmurphy) January 22, 2019
yes, harris is definitely the one with the burden of proof here. just like with obama, right? such garbage. just… garbage. https://t.co/NLZouRMhan
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) January 22, 2019
what is wrong with you https://t.co/dEF6F7YYKz
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) January 22, 2019
JFC. Harris was born in Oakland!
There is no allegation here.
WTF is he talking about with this no proof either way nonsense?
WTF?? https://t.co/Gag9a1n2XH
— Joshua Holland ? (@JoshuaHol) January 22, 2019
Screenshot for posterity:
What in the fartfleet is Chris Cuomo doing pic.twitter.com/EdVscmDL9R
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) January 22, 2019
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Related:
Scott Adams: The media giants have already picked Sen. Kamala Harris as the 2020 nominee https://t.co/D2Kp3Ju89u
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 22, 2019
YIKES: Kamala Harris’ 2020 campaign has ALREADY made hypocrisy detectors explode https://t.co/GxTpn6tAbR
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 21, 2019
Unless you’re pro-life: Conservative women can’t DRAG Kamala Harris ENOUGH for ‘advice’ she gives young women in ABC puff piece https://t.co/6bn48LdzgI
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 17, 2019
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