Tucker Carlson praises Chris Cuomo amid suspension: ‘That’s what you do with brothers’

On the Fox Nex primetime show Tucker Carlson Tonight Tuesday, the show's host reacted to CNN anchor Chris Cuomo being indefinitely suspended from his job for the role he played in helping his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, as he faced numerous sexual harassment accustations which led to his resignation as governor. And for Carlson, family comes first.

“Helping his brother is not the worst thing Chris Cuomo ever did, in fact it may have been the best thing he ever did,” Carslon said. “Not because Andrew Cuomo was a good person -- he certainly wasn't a good person, Andrew Cuomo was loathsome -- but Andrew Cuomo was Chris Cuomo's brother and that's what you do with brothers, even the loathsome ones. You help them when they need it. Period. It's called loyalty.”

Carlson, who spent a few minutes at the top of his show pointing out how frequently they have criticized and poked fun at Chris Cuomo over the years, made clear that his bigger issue on Tuesday was with CNN, specifically mentioning network president Jeff Zucker, calling this an “alien concept” to them.

“Is there a single person at CNN or any other left-wing network who would risk his job to help his own brother? No,” Carlson said, later adding. “So, when we tell you that the media are corrupt, we don't just mean they are corrupt politically, it is much deeper than that. They don't acknowledge the most important rules in life, your first obligation is to your family.”

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- Helping his brother is not the worst thing Chris Cuomo ever did. In fact, it may have been the best thing he ever did. Not because Andrew Cuomo was a good person, he certainly wasn't a good person. Andrew Cuomo was loathsome.

- On Fox News's Tucker Carlson tonight Tuesday, the host of reacted to CNN anchor Chris Cuomo being suspended indefinitely by the network for the role he played in helping his brother. Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as he faced numerous sexual harassment accusations that led to his resignation as governor. And as Carlson said, family comes first.

But Andrew Cuomo was Chris Cuomo's brother. And that's what you do with brothers even the loathsome ones, you help them when they need it. Period. It's called loyalty.

- Despite pointing out that his show has frequently criticized and poked fun at Chris Cuomo, Carlson's bigger issue on Tuesday was with CNN specifically mentioning network president Jeff Zucker calling this an alien concept to them.

- Is there a single person at CNN or any other left wing network who would risk his job to help his own brother? No. So when we tell you that the media are corrupt, we don't just mean they're corrupt politically. It is much deeper than that.

- Despite already admitting to helping his brother back in August, Cuomo's suspension came after the New York Attorney General's office recently released documents showing that he was more deeply involved than previously known. And while Tucker called Chris a buffoon and said, he'll probably never be in front of a camera again, he doesn't like why it's happening.

- When they need your help no matter who they are, even if they're the governor of a state, even if they're horrible people, you help them anyway because it's your family. Chris Cuomo may be an idiot and he is, but he understands that. What a thing to be fired for.