CNN, USA Today: It’s Not Just Republicans Pouncing Now On Cuomo In Nursing-Home Scandal; UPDATE: Going Silent? – By Ed Morrissey (Hot Air) / Feb 15 2021
This CNN report on Andrew Cuomo’s nursing-home scandal is interesting for two reasons. First, one does not find any reference to Republicans “pouncing” in any way. Second, it doesn’t contain an oversize Q-Tip, which has been emblematic of CNN’s coverage of the “Love Gov” for the past eleven months. Instead, CNN’s New Day hosts report that both Democrats and Republicans have called for the legislature to revoke Cuomo’s emergency powers, and the GOP leadership is now demanding hearings on impeachment.
And remarkably, the focus remains on the actual scandal throughout the segment:
Oddly, CNN doesn’t have any print report to go along with this story. Still, the tone of Cuomo coverage has very clearly changed over the last couple of weeks, and not just at CNN. The admission of a cover-up by Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa has changed all the dynamics for the Love Gov, even at his brother’s own network. The two guests from the Albany Times-Union make it clear this is a real scandal, complete with lies directly from Cuomo explicitly about nursing-home deaths.
