It’s the same arrogance that Andrew had in convincing himself that he did nothing wrong around women. When called out for it, he was defiant and seemed irritated with anyone who criticized him, as if they didn’t understand words like “family” and “loyalty.” How dare you question me, seemed to be his stance. Because of that arrogance, he believed there was nothing wrong with that. Instead, Chris allowed his arrogance to believe he could straddle the line of being a good journalist and good brother. When you’re a journalist, you have an obligation to the viewer. But he could not serve both his employer and his brother. If Chris wanted to help his brother, he should’ve taken a leave from the network and been totally transparent about why. All while continuing to hold one of the most important positions at one of the country’s leading media outlets. And he offered media relations strategies against ugly allegations. In addition, he misled viewers and his employers about how involved he was in helping his brother’s defense. The problem was Chris used his position as a powerful journalist to dig up information on what other journalists were working on when it came to reports about his brother. That’s why his show had solid ratings.īut when multiple women accused Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, Chris believed he could abandon his journalistic ethics to defend his brother. Cuomo could be well-informed, engaging, charismatic, passionate and quick on his feet - all of the qualities that make a watchable TV host. He certainly allowed his liberal views to ooze through in his commentary and coverage, but those who regularly watched his show likely shared those views and didn’t mind. Quite often, Chris Cuomo was very good at anchoring his prime-time cable news show.

That attribute? Arrogance, the entitled belief that the rules don’t necessarily apply to them, the misguided assumption that just because they do good in some parts of their jobs means they can be excused for ill-behavior in other parts. The character flaw that ended Chris Cuomo’s time at CNN is the same one that took down Andrew Cuomo as governor of New York.

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