In a stunning twist, NewsNation host Chris Cuomo felt the need to issue a public apology to President Trump, and it follows a second assassination attempt against him. The would-be assassin, identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, was promptly arrested after his failed act. This near-assassination took place on Sunday at a golf course where Trump was playing—unharmed, of course. Routh faced the music in court on Monday.
Cuomo, who’s never shied away from criticizing Trump, delivered an unexpected monologue during his show, expressing concern not just for Trump but for the dire state of our nation. This apology must have left many viewers reeling, considering Cuomo’s long history of opposing Trump’s political maneuvers. In his monologue, he didn’t mince words; he acknowledged his past criticisms of the President but underscored the seriousness of the recent threats against Trump’s life. It’s about time someone recognized that the stakes are higher than personal grievances.
“You can think what you want about Trump. He does not have many more full-throated critics of what he says and does than me, okay?” Cuomo said. “And yet I called him today because I am ashamed of how we are responding and not responding to the threats on him.”Cuomo pointed out the serious toll these threats could take on President Trump and his family, highlighting the shocking dismissiveness many have shown toward the actual attempts on his life. How can people be so nonchalant about such grave issues? It’s troubling that, in a world rife with political hostility, these attempts are brushed off as mere jokes.
“I feel for his family. And I know you can roll your eyes and say, ‘Oh yeah, he asked for it.’ Listen, that’s your choice. And I think it’s a wrong choice. Okay. We got to get out of the judgment business unless it’s judging ourselves, and you got to start rewarding things that are better.”
“He gets up, pumping his fists, stays in the race, barely even talks about it,” Cuomo went on. “Now look, I do believe he has wasted opportunities, and he has another one now. Who better than Trump to say, we can do better, I can do better? I know he keeps doubling down on his angry rhetoric. How can he not? It keeps working for him. I don’t know that it gets him elected. My theory is that he needs to expand.”
While Cuomo’s remarks might catch some off guard, let’s be clear: his concern isn’t about endorsing President Trump’s politics. It’s about the basic decency and safety that should be guaranteed to everyone, no matter their political affiliation. Isn’t it time we hold ourselves accountable for that standard? “The idea that I am a Trump supporter is laughable to the man on your screen right now. That is not what this is. I am worried about us. I am ashamed of what’s happening around us right now. And the relative lack of concern about it.”
“I reached out to Trump. I wanted to just say, ‘listen, I’m really sorry that this is going on and it’s being dealt with this way.’ Not because I’m in favor of his politics or what he says. I criticize him all the time. That’s my job, and he deserves it. But he doesn’t deserve this.”
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