CNN host Chris “Fredo” Cuomo was nearly foaming at the mouth during Monday’s Prime Time as he spewed venom and hatred at Senate Republicans for opposed the wasteful pork in the COVID relief bill. Fredo spouted off lies about the GOP being against helping hungry Americans and cutting child poverty, but only towards the end of his rant did he admit Senate Republicans were right.
“Right now, we have more hungry kids and adults than at any time in this country since the Great Depression. Why? Because of COVID,” he declared near the top of his opening monologue. “The problem is so huge and so persistent, President Biden says the fix should be too.”
Using that as a springboard, Fredo immediately started bashing the right with his made-up accusations. His evidence? A highly edited video of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY):
CUOMO: Not so fast, say the right side of the aisle. A lot of this help for the poor, for the hungry, the desperate, not really about COVID. So, let’s not do it. You think I’m making it up? Listen to the leader of the opposition.
MCCONNELL: Only nine percent addresses the fight against the virus itself. [Transition] You get this massive bill with only one percent, percent for vaccinations. [Transition] It’s stuffed with non-COVID-related spending that even top liberal economists say is wrong for the recovery.