Chris Cuomo slammed for casting doubt over FL Gov DeSantis’s coronavirus numbers while never criticizing his NY Gov bro
CHRIS Cuomo was hit on Twitter after he doubted data from Florida's governor – despite never criticizing New York Gov. and brother, Chris Cuomo.
The slam at the CNN anchor came as cases in climbed past 132,000, with 5,931 deaths in the state.
Cuomo, 49, quoted an tweet from ABC, which said: "Hard-hit Florida reports 8,892 new coronavirus cases Monday morning—the first time its daily case count was below 9,000 in at least two weeks, according to data from the state's Department of Health."
The anchorman questioned reporting data from Republican Gov. DeSantis.
"Can we trust the data from florida's governor?" wrote.
Twitter users quickly slammed Cuomo – with many noting he never criticized his own brother, Democratic Gov. , when was the nation's coronavirus epicenter this spring.
"Your brother forced over 6,000 coronavirus patients into nursing homes for 46 days," one user wrote.
Another user pointed out that
"Just so we're clear - a CNN anchor is throwing out conspiracy theories about a governor who is in a public feud with the anchor's brother?"
The user added: "You want to talk about voices we can't trust, Chris? Take a look in the vanity mirror."
Another user wrote: "How about dealing with the blood on your brother's hands before spreading conspiracies about other governors."
New York's daily case counts have largely dropped from where it was in the spring, and .
The state is now third in the nation for virus cases – with California holding the top spot and .
The total death toll in New York, however, remains far higher than any other state, at 32,645.
Deaths in California are at more than 8,455, while Florida is just under 6,000.
Some , however, that due to the nature of the virus, the .
Andrew Cuomo recently blamed Republican leaders who he said "played politics" with coronavirus when asked about comments made by DeSantis.
"You played with this virus, and you lost," he told CNN.
“You told the people of this state, you told the people of this country, the White House, ‘Don’t worry about it. Go about your business. This is all hyperbole.’”
He added: “. You see the economy going down.”
The when the news anchor interviewed the NY Gov.
Some users were critical of the interview.
One user tweeted in May: "Why is CNN allowing the governor of New York – the state worst hit by the public health crisis -- to be interviewed by his brother, not once, but multiple times?
"I mean, I don't think your typical local paper would allow that conflict of interest?" the user added.
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