CNN Reporter Jim Acosta appeared unwilling to address sexual harassment allegations against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday when asked by Federalis Davis Marcus to comment.
It comes as CNN continues to face a credibility crisis as a result of unprecedented pressure to diminish and divert Democrats’ controversies, with the left-wing network giving its development little or no airtime – and Chris Cuomo free rein give to conduct friendly, comic interviews. with the scandal-ridden governor.
In a video shared on Twitter, Marcus shows an interview that Acosta is conducting at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Marcus Acosta can be heard asking why his network is more interested in flying Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to Cancun, Mexico, rather than the allegations of sexual assault or the nursing home scandal.
The pair went back and forth, with Acosta insisting they cover the stories, with Marcus repeatedly saying to Acosta, “No, you are not.”
When Marcus asks what he thinks of Cuomo, Acosta seems to turn around and vaguely say, “I’m here now to do a job.”
“You have a lot to say about Trump, nothing to say about Cuomo?” Ask Marcus.
“I’m here to do a job,” Acosta says again.
When Marcus asks, ‘What do you have to say about Cuomo, Acosta seems reluctant to speak.
A woman argues with CNN reporter Jim Acosta outside the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Friday, February 26, 2021 in Orlando, Fla.
(Orlando Sentinel via AP)
CNN’s Brian Stelter has been forced to address sexual harassment allegations against his colleague Chris Cuomo’s brother after his network was called in due to the delayed coverage of the governor’s first New York prosecutor.
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On Sunday’s episode of ‘Reliable Resources’, Stelter drew up a large part of The New York Times’ bomb report outlining claims against New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo of former assistant Charlotte Bennett, which CNN earlier in the day after the story was published Saturday night. However, Stelter avoids the essay written earlier this week by Lindsey Boylan, who ignored CNN nearly 24 hours after she became public with her allegations.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo acknowledged for the first time on Sunday that some of his behavior toward women could have been “insensitive or too personal” and said he would cooperate in an investigation into sexual harassment by state prosecutors. generally led.
In a statement issued amid growing criticism within his own party, the Democrat claims he has never touched or proposed anyone improperly. But he said he teased people about their personal lives in an attempt to be ‘playful’.
“I now understand that my interaction was insensitive or too personal and that some of my comments, given my position, made others feel in ways I never intended to. I admit that some of the things I said “I’m really misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation.” To the extent that someone felt that way, I’m really sorry about that, “he said.
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Cuomo, one of America’s most prominent governors, is facing the biggest challenge of his decade in office after allegations that he sexually harassed at least two women who worked for him. Democrats in New York and across the country are not pulling to his side, leaving him increasingly isolated from traditional allies.
Associated Press contributed to this report.