Chris Cuomo reacts to viewer comments about Putin and Trump, red dye, Steve Bannon & more

Summary

Summary of "The Chris Cuomo Project" Podcast Episode: Reacting to Viewer Comments on Putin and Trump, Red Dye, Steve Bannon & More

Release Date: May 29, 2025

In this engaging episode of The Chris Cuomo Project, host Chris Cuomo, alongside his producer Greg Ott, delves into a variety of listener-comments-driven discussions. Covering topics from international politics and domestic policies to health concerns and cultural phenomena, Cuomo provides his seasoned perspectives shaped by years in journalism.

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1. Trump and Putin: Potential Backdoor Deals (02:00 - 04:40)

A listener named Rent the Mess raises concerns about possible undisclosed negotiations between former President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The caller speculates whether Trump might be leveraging tariffs on Russia in exchange for easing tensions in Ukraine.

Caller 1 (02:00):
"Is Trump working some kind of backdoor deal with Putin, giving Putin a break in some way on tariffs in exchange for Putin giving Trump a break with Ukraine, which will be interesting to watch."

Chris Cuomo addresses these suspicions by highlighting the existing economic sanctions on Russia and the delicate balance the current administration maintains to pressure Putin without overstepping diplomatically. He points out potential conflicts of interest, such as Trump's involvement in cryptocurrency ventures that could benefit him personally.

Chris Cuomo (03:15):
"They’re creating a new club in D.C. for dignitaries and hotshots to come in and they get like special memberships and Trump's going to benefit from it. And they're in Washington to do business with the country. I mean, it's got emoluments written all over it."

Cuomo underscores the importance of transparency and accountability, suggesting that while economic pressure is necessary, it must be executed without personal gain influencing international relations.

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2. Political Party Divisions and Governance (04:40 - 07:14)

Another caller, Darren, questions whether the increasing partisanship hampers effective governance. He reflects on Cuomo's previous advocacy for media to focus on governance over partisan games.

Darren (04:40):
"If they actually did their damn job and just governed instead of all these partisan games, would we actually be in a better place? And would your opinion on the parties change at all?"

Chris Cuomo responds by criticizing both major political parties for fostering division over manufactured cultural issues. He asserts that the parties are the root cause of the binary conflict, preventing meaningful bipartisan collaboration.

Chris Cuomo (05:50):
"They are the problem. They are the root of this binary battle to the bottom. The division is almost exclusively manufactured."

Cuomo emphasizes the need to move beyond party lines to address genuine societal challenges, advocating for a more unified political approach.

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3. Red Dye and Autism/ADHD Concerns (07:14 - 08:54)

A comment suggests a potential link between red dye in food and conditions like autism and ADHD, urging Cuomo to investigate this connection.

Caller 2 (07:14):
"There's a lot of talk about the autism and ADHD. I don't see anyone linking it to the red dye. It might be something your team wants to look into."

Chris Cuomo acknowledges the concern but admits that the science on red dye's impact is inconclusive. He references ongoing investigations by figures like Bobby Kennedy and advocates for clear, evidence-based information to guide public understanding.

Chris Cuomo (07:36):
"We need straight talk and answers, and we're not getting it right now because the premium is on the controversy."

He calls for critical thinking and transparent communication from authorities to ascertain the validity of such health concerns.

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4. Appreciation for Interview Style (08:54 - 11:42)

Listener Jeff from Windsor commends Cuomo's interviewing approach, specifically referencing his session with Steve Bannon.

Jeff (08:54):
"I think you're going to do great. [...] I really appreciate how you do not necessarily get into confrontations with your guests."

Chris Cuomo appreciates the feedback, explaining that while he values confrontational interviews to hold guests accountable, understanding their perspectives is equally important.

Chris Cuomo (09:10):
"Sometimes it's what's not said in response to a question that tells you what you need to know."

Cuomo highlights the balance between challenging guests and seeking deeper insights for the audience's benefit.

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5. Immigration and Due Process Commentary (11:42 - 19:21)

Andy from North Bergen, NJ, raises questions about the due process rights of individuals entering the U.S. illegally, referencing a high-profile deportation case involving a "Maryland dad."

Andy (11:42):
"Do they have the right to get due process? I thought that was only within the confines of this country."

Chris Cuomo affirms that everyone physically present in the U.S., regardless of legal status, is entitled to due process under the Constitution. He references Supreme Court decisions to support his stance and criticizes the politicization of individual cases.

Chris Cuomo (12:31):
"Everyone in the country has due process. Everyone who is physically in America or American controlled territory has due process under the Constitution."

Cuomo stresses the importance of adhering to legal standards in immigration cases and the detrimental effects of politicizing due process rights.

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6. YouTube Comments on Trump's Third Term and Political Analysis (19:21 - 27:49)

The episode features reactions to YouTube comments regarding rumors of Trump's potential third term. One commenter challenges Cuomo's analysis by questioning the lack of consequences following certain events.

YouTube Commenter (19:21):
"Where are the consequences?"

Chris Cuomo responds by discussing Trump's resilience despite numerous challenges, including impeachments and legal actions. He attributes Trump's sustained support to a disconnect between party elites and the broader electorate.

Chris Cuomo (19:41):
"You are not seen as better. Now how does that fucking feel? The Democrats lost. Trump didn't win."

Cuomo emphasizes that political parties must address the needs of the majority rather than focusing on ideological extremes to prevent losing touch with the electorate.

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7. Corporate Tax Rates vs. Tariffs (22:55 - 23:51)

Drawing from a previous interview with James Fishback, a viewer named Brad Boyd suggests that instead of imposing tariffs on consumers, the government should raise corporate tax rates and incentivize domestic production.

Brad Boyd (22:55):
"Instead of tariffing every American, how about raising corporate tax rates, then giving tax breaks to corporations that make their products here good?"

Chris Cuomo agrees with the notion of incentivizing domestic production. He advocates for strategic use of tariffs combined with tax incentives to promote economic growth and job creation within the U.S.

Chris Cuomo (23:08):
"I think it's a good intention. [...] They are part of the mix right now."

Cuomo underscores the importance of a balanced economic policy that supports both trade fairness and domestic industry growth.

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8. Sarah Palin and AOC YouTube Comments (23:51 - 25:22)

Comments from viewers Richard M. and Carmen Jones reflect polarized opinions about interviews with former Governor Sarah Palin and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC).

Richard M. (23:51):
"Just because you think someone's worldview is smaller than yours doesn't mean you are better or more competent to do the job."

Carmen Jones (25:22):
"AOC may be young, but she's definitely more in touch with what people need."

Chris Cuomo advises maintaining an open mind and understanding differing perspectives to bridge political divides. He encourages listeners to engage with opposing viewpoints to foster constructive dialogue.

Chris Cuomo (25:22):
"It's so important that you fight through your disagreement, you fight through your disgust, you fight through your bias to remain open to understanding better."

Cuomo emphasizes empathy and comprehensive understanding as tools to overcome entrenched political partisanship.

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9. Discussion on Aliens and UAPs (27:49 - 33:44)

In a lighter segment, Cuomo engages in a playful yet critical discussion about aliens and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), responding to a comment that suggests his focus on "Trump Derangement Syndrome" (TDS) overshadows other topics.

Greg Ott (27:49):
"Stick to aliens. Your TDS clouds your political vision, so stick to aliens."

Chris Cuomo addresses the topic by emphasizing his commitment to transparency and accountability in government. He dismisses conspiratorial notions about aliens, attributing the fascination to a lack of governmental transparency.

Chris Cuomo (29:40):
"The issue with UAPs, or UFOs, whatever you want to call them, is transparency for me and not little green men or Area 51."

Cuomo reiterates his focus on factual disclosure and criticizes the sensationalism surrounding extraterrestrial theories.

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Conclusion

In this episode, The Chris Cuomo Project offers a comprehensive look at pressing political and social issues through the lens of listener interactions. Chris Cuomo navigates complex topics with a blend of critical analysis and empathetic understanding, advocating for transparency, bipartisan collaboration, and evidence-based discourse. By addressing concerns ranging from international politics to domestic health issues, Cuomo engages his audience in meaningful conversations aimed at fostering a more informed and united society.

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Transcript

[Chris Cuomo]

Have something you want to say? Have a question that you want to ask? This is your chance, my brothers and sisters. Let's get after it. I'm Chris Cuomo. Welcome to the Chris Cuomo Project. Thank you for subscribing and following. I am joined by the OAO, the 1 and only Greg Ott. Not real name, producer, father, comedian.

[Greg Ott]

You know, he said oao. I was thinking of the oa, the original Angel. Did you ever watch the original Angel?

[Chris Cuomo]

Never.

[Greg Ott]

It was that Netflix show where a bunch of people learn an interpretive dance, and it's like, supposed to be some angel came from above to te them this dance. And you're like, why are they learning this dance? And it's to prevent a school shooting.

[Chris Cuomo]

What?

[Greg Ott]

I just gave the show away for anybody who's ready to binge. Is it fiction, the original Angel? I. I don't know. Maybe a documentary. I don't remember. It was a long time ago.

[Chris Cuomo]

Well, did the dance stop a school shooting?

[Greg Ott]

Yes, but it ended up shooting the original Angel. So the bull it has in the office was like a lunch lady or something and, like, helped the kids. The dance was really stupid. Look at. Look it up. If you haven't watched the original, the oa, it's called. I think they're trying to make a second season. That's why it's on my mind.

[Chris Cuomo]

OAO is one and only.

[Greg Ott]

Oh, great. Yeah, I'll take that, too. It's better than the oa. It's much better than I'll take the one and only over the oa.

[Chris Cuomo]

So let's see if you can match the pithy adding to the stew as Greg Ott with your own comments and questions.

[Greg Ott]

I'm trying to entertain the audience. I'm trying to tell them what to watch and what not to watch.

[Chris Cuomo]

Keep trying. Well, keep trying.

[Greg Ott]

All right, well, if you don't like that, maybe you'll like this.

[Chris Cuomo]

What do you have? Now, remember, Greg picks what comments and what questions.

[Greg Ott]

That's right.

[Chris Cuomo]

Yeah. So if it seems that everyone that's asking has me on a dartboard, that's because he curated it this way.

[Greg Ott]

You might think I curated this way. This is also what people wish to say to you. So what does that say about. What does that say about you?

[Chris Cuomo]

There are a lot of I love, I like, I want.

[Greg Ott]

We have some of that. Yeah.

[Chris Cuomo]

Do we?

[Greg Ott]

Some love, some like, some wants. Yeah, we gotta.

[Chris Cuomo]

What do you got?

[Greg Ott]

Here's the first call. It's a phone call.

[Caller 1]

Hi, Chris. I was so surprised to hear that Trump didn't revy anything. Taxes on Russia. He said that there are so many sanctions. I think that's how he put it, that it wouldn't matter. I'm wondering, and you start watching for this. Is Trump working some kind of backdoor deal with Putin, giving Putin a break in some way on tariffs in exchange for Putin giving Trump a break with Ukraine, which will be interesting to watch. Thank you. And Rent the Mess.

[Chris Cuomo]

So if Trump were doing what you suggested to get a better deal for Ukraine, that would be awesome. It is true that there's a lot of economic pressure and sanctions on Russia already. I also think that the administration isn't wrong to be careful about how much pressure they're putting on Putin. You can argue whether or not you think Putin is pressured or not, but. Or feeling the effects of the pressure. But I do understand why they wouldn't want to overdo it with Putin when they trying to get him to do something. But you also don't have to look real hard to feed your suspicion of whether or not our president is doing anything that seems like it may be financially relevant to him. The guy is allowing crypto to be sold that he benefits from directly. And he is offering to meet with the top holders he is building, putting his name on, investing in, being paid to, I don't know, whatever it is. But they're creating a new club in D.C. for dignitaries and hotshots to come in and they get like special memberships and Trump's going to benefit from it. And they're in Washington to do business with the country. I mean, it's got emoluments written all over it. This is just exposing a loophole. And it's supposed to be about the smell test. And all of this stuff smells to high heaven now. Not if you're holding your nose. And that's what MAGA does. And not if that's all you want to do is smell. Smell bad things, which is what the Democrats do. So that's why there's gotta be. And lucky for all of us, the biggest space is inside those two fringes. The majority is not necessarily in the middle. You never want to be in the middle of any kind of conflict. Why? Because you got both sides shooting at you. That's where I am. But the majority is. Yeah, the middle. But it's the whole. Okay, the fringes are what is dominating. And we have to stop that.

[Darren]

Hi, Chris, my name is Darren. I realize that you have absolutely no faith in either of the parties, but I was just wondering. You used to have a thing back when you were at cnn, that really stuck with me telling them to just do their damn job. So if they actually did their damn job and just governed instead of all these partisan games, would we actually be in a better place? And would your opinion on the parties change at all? I was just wondering. Thanks.

[Chris Cuomo]

Bye. Good question. Thank you for being constructive. 2. No, they should do their damn job. Right now. Trump isn't really helping them or pushing them to do their job. He's only passed like five pieces of legislation early on in his administration because he's all about showing this power of the unified executive and wanting to do everything himself. I do think that if, if Congress members did more deal making, it would be better for us, but would not change how I feel about the parties. They are the problem. They are the root of this binary battle to the bottom. The division is almost exclusively manufactured. We are fighting over culture issues and controversies that are completely made up. We divide this country over a single homicide of somebody and it's absolutely wrong. What happened to Lake and Riley is horrible. It's one too many any way you want to look at it. But it is also an artificial issue. We have crime issues in this country. Our homicide problem is not from illegal immigrants. Okay, yeah, but there shouldn't be any. There shouldn't be any of a lot of things that we haven't made a top priority. The division is manufactured and it is manufactured by people who are in the business of splitting us up for profit and for their own advantage. There's only one part of the equation that benefits from the division. It ain't you, it ain't me. Because we wind up picking a side based on whether or not guys, my side should play high school female sports. Then I wind up having to stay with that side no matter what they're pitching. Even if the policies are against my own financial interest for me and my family because I sided with them over some stupid culture issue. Still against the parties. Always against the parties. Anti party.

[Caller 2]

There's a lot of talk about the autism and adhd. I don't see anyone linking it to the red dye. It might be something your team wants to look into. Almost 30 years ago, someone told me I should avoid for a healthy child. Just a thought you might want to look into since you're such a good reporter.

[Chris Cuomo]

I don't know anything about red dye. I've heard the same kind of bad things about it as you. I know that this is something that Bobby Kennedy is looking at. He should make the case to the American people About what the science is and what the policy should be. I am a little slow on these kinds of suspicions because they change every five seconds. This is bad. This is good. I mean, just look at wine. You know, red wine. Red wine, Glassy day is good. Oh, no, it's bad. No, it's really good for you. No, it's bad. No, just don't drink two. Well, maybe two or three or four. It doesn't really matter. Well, unless you need the reserve withdrawal and then. Oh, wait, what's that again? There is everywhere. You know, it never changes and it's just somebody selling fear and then a fix. Fear, fix, fear fix. So I don't know what the real deal is with dye. I'd have to believe that anything you put in food to color, it probably is not exactly enhancing your health. Okay, but we need straight talk and answers, and we're not getting it right now because the premium is on the controversy. So it's up to Bobby Kennedy. He wanted the job. He's into Maha. He said he was going to go after them about processed sugars and other things that they're putting in our food that nobody else has anywhere else. If this is one of those things, tell us and let us know what the basis is for it so we can make our own determinations. That's being a critical thinker.

[Jeff]

Chris, Jeff from Windsor. One of these days. I hope your sidekick lets my comment make the show. I just listened to the Steve Bannon episode. Excellent. So glad you're doing it. A couple months ago, I thought you were too easy. One of the more radical people you've interviewed. But now I. I really appreciate how you do not necessarily get into confrontations with your guests. Anyway, keep up the good work. Keep having these different guests on your show.

[Chris Cuomo]

Thanks. Thank you. I like to get after it and I like to have confrontational interviews and I like to chase after guys, but you just can't do it all the time and very often see what you're not. I'm with you and I get your desire to want to see people held to account. But don't confuse that with the value of understanding what it means when I ask a question and they can't answer it. See what I'm saying? And sometimes it's what's not said in response to a question that tells you what you need to know, as opposed to me just chasing after them about that same thing. Got it. Support comes from Oracle. Look, all businesses know that there is a growing expense eating at profits. It is the cloud computing Bill. Now, you may have gotten a deal to start, but now the spend is getting very high, increasing every year. And what you're getting for your money is getting less and less valuable. What if you could cut your cloud bill in half and improve performance at the same time? Well, if you act by May 31, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure OCI can help you do just that. OCI is the next generation cloud designed for every workload. Okay? You can run any application, including AI projects. You can do it faster but more securely and most importantly, you can do it for less. In fact, Oracle has a special promotion right now and it will allow you to cut your cloud bill in half when you switch to OCI. The savings are real. On average, OCI costs about 50% less for compute, 70% less for storage, 80% less for networking. You can join outfits like Modal, Skydance Animation and today's innovative AI tech companies who upgrade graded each and all of them to oci. And saved offer is only for new US customers with a minimum financial commitment. See if you qualify. You will get half off if you [e-mail] CCP that's oracle.com CCP.

[Darren]

Hey Chris.

[Andy]

This is Andy from North Bergen, New Jersey. I watch you all the time. Chris Cuomo Project I think is one of the should be number one on YouTube because you have just great content. I love it. So I want to congratulate you on that. I know your brother's running for mayor. I think that he's going to do great, much better than he's going to improve on the situation that's there now. But that's besides the point. My question to you, Chris, is this whole thing with his Maryland father thing, I mean, he came in here illegally and they wanted to push due process. So I mean, if you came in here illegally, you're not a citizen of this country. You're not. You broke the law by coming in here. Do they have the right to get due process? I thought that was only within the confines of this country. If you're here as a legal citizen that you entitled to due process. Like help me understand that, please. I appreciate it.

[Chris Cuomo]

Yes, you have due process. You and I, assuming we're both citizens, have the most due process. A green card holder has less due process than us, but has due process. Everyone in the country has due process. Everyone who is physically in America or American controlled territory has due process under the Constitution. Well, that's a lefty idea. No, it's a quote from May he rest in peace, Justice Nino Scalia. Okay, One of The most famous conservative justices of the modern era. Okay, how much due process, how is it satisfied? That's the question. So with Garcia, I'm not calling him the Maryland dad. That's. That's politics. Okay, he did enter illegally. Does that mean he has no due process? No, it doesn't mean that you still get due process. You don't get as much as you do or I do. What is that level? That's something that's worthy of debate and legislatively could be changed and Trump doesn't want to do that. He just wants to have the fight so that you think he is caring and getting after it and all that other instead of doing the hard work of change. Now, if you enter illegally, can you there then become legal? Of course, asylum, or as in this case, what Ronald Reagan made part of domestic law in 1980, which is withholding deportation. You're not getting asylum because you're not in a protected class. But I do find your case, the judge finds your case for fear to be reasonable. So until that fear is altered because the threat goes away, they cannot deport you. That's the situation right now. There is a legal federal order. Now, is that my opinion? No, it's the Supreme Court's decision. It's their opinion. Nine zero. Okay, nine zero. They've said this. So the idea that he doesn't have to follow it or that's not what their. Their order was or that's not what the decision means. It's all now the mistake. The mistake is what the Democrats are making. Going to El Salvador and treating this like it's about the person he is not someone to fight for as a person. The principle is worth fighting for. Due process. That's the first name and last name I'm making it about, not Garcia. Due process. That's who I'm fighting for. I'm not fighting for him. It's like George Floyd all over again, okay? Not the patron saint of bad policing. Don't make it about the person. Make it about the principal due process. Bring them back. I know it's a pain in the ass. Doing it the right way is often a pain in the ass, especially when you do it the wrong way. If they had done it the right way originally, it wouldn't be as much of a pain in the ass as it is right now if they had picked this guy up and said, we don't think this condition counts anymore. We don't think he has a reasonable fear of being returned anymore. And don't let me hear that about he put Guatemala. That was a clerical error in the order. The government already admitted and acknowledged during the litigation that it's about Guatemala. So those gotchas that you see on social media from the pod people, they're just. They're just playing gotcha. It's okay. The government acknowledged that it's about El Salvador. The government didn't appeal. Now they're saying the condition no longer exists because the president of El Salvador says that gang that he said was afraid of isn't there anymore. Okay, then they should have taken him right then to a judge, made that case, won, and then thrown him out. Now they got to bring him back, have that case, and then if they win, throw them out. You got to do it the right way. How you do things in America matters. Did you hear that? No. Great job.

[Greg Ott]

No, listen, I hear Tim McGraw. Do you hear that?

[Chris Cuomo]

I heard Phil McGraw.

[Greg Ott]

Oh, Phil McGraw. See, I heard Tim McGraw.

[Chris Cuomo]

I hear Phil McGraw.

[Darren]

Huh?

[Chris Cuomo]

Why are you asking? Why do I care about this?

[Greg Ott]

I thought somebody. Well, they called your phone number, so it's. They clearly have an interest in you, but they. I thought it was somebody calling, trying to use their voice system to play Tim McGraw on their phone. But you think they were saying Phil McGraw, which is the full name of Dr. Phil. Correct. Dr. Philip McGraw.

[Chris Cuomo]

I think they were saying Film McGraw, and they wanted to ask about Dr. Phil.

[Greg Ott]

Okay.

[Chris Cuomo]

And they never got their question out.

[Greg Ott]

What's something you'd like to say about Dr. Phil? You've had him on the show before.

[Chris Cuomo]

Dr. Phil should not have played cop on the deportation, the ICE raids that he went on. And because he did it that way, I wound up not going out with ICE because I didn't want to be part of the operation. I wanted to go there and observe what was happening. But I wish him well with Marriage Street Media. I think he's an important voice in America. I know a lot of people don't like his politics, but I don't give a shit. It's about whether or not he's a voice that adds anything to the discussion, and I think the answer is yes.

[Greg Ott]

You think my voice adds to the discussion?

[Chris Cuomo]

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[Greg Ott]

Here's some YouTube comments. This one is from your video about the truth about Trump's third term. Rumors, abandoned minds. 11 says this didn't age well at 403. Cuomo says even with the signal gate stuff, which I thought was a lot of propaganda, if it were to happen again, there'd be consequences. It did happen again. Where are the consequences?

[Chris Cuomo]

Here's the problem. It didn't happen again, my little gotcha lemming bitch. Here's what happened, okay? Here's what happened. It's the same situation that he did with another group of people, okay? And again, here's my feeling about it. Is it wrong for him to communicate that way? Yes. Is it wrong for him to communicate that kind of information with those people? Yes. Is it fireable? Yes. Will he be fired? No. So I'm not going to keep chasing it when the President of the United States has said he's not going to fire him over it. And you are overlooking something. Because look, for you, be honest. This is just. Trump sucks. Hegseth sucks. Everything about Trump sucks. That's all you want. You want Hegseth gone? Canceled. Get the scalp. We prove that Trump is bad. He still beat your ass. He still beat your ass. You got more people thrown out of his first administration than they've ever seen before. He still beat your ass. You impeached him twice. He still beat your ass. You litigated him all over the place. You prosecuted him, you sued him, you won. Different jurisdictions, different states, federal state. You still lost. Why? Because Trump sucks isn't enough? Because you are not seen as better. Now how does that fucking feel? The Democrats lost. Trump didn't win. More people in this country. A majority of those who voted thought that Trump sounded more normal than you people think about that. Oh, they're all racists. Maybe you're the racist. Maybe you're the fucked up one. And now let me tell you, country is not maga. This is a center, center, right, center left, depending on what we're talking about country. Not this fringy that you people are obsessed with. Did the information that Hegseth put there get into the wrong hands? No. Did it compromise the operation? No. Did it put any of our troops in danger where they wound up being hurt or compromised? No. That's the end of the analysis. What a shoulda coulda. Trump won't give you the scalp. He will not fire Hegseth over this. How much time do you want me to spend? And it grows out of the same situation. So it is not a new example. If there was another set of battle plans and he did it again, I think he might be in more hot water. But again, it comes down to Trump and you just can't take it because you hate that motherfucker. And I understand that. But that's your problem. That's not my problem. And my analysis stands. And I'm not gonna waste time on something that, you know, just go, go do it on threads. Go do it on blue sky. Go find your silo of lefties who all want to talk about how terrible this is. Go ahead. See there? Where, where that. Where does that get you? Oh, we're about what's right. No, you lost. And you gotta be in the business of better. And you are obsessed with saying why Trump and Co are worse, not why you're better.

[Greg Ott]

Speaking of Trump and Co, this is from your interview with James Fishback. Brad Boyd 883. Instead of tariffing every American, how about raising corporate tax rates, then giving tax breaks to corporations that make their products here good?

[Chris Cuomo]

Look, I think there are lots of ideas. I think you should absolutely incentivize people who are here 100%. And I don't have any problem with tariffs being used. Make the case, make them specific, make them strategic. And they can be part of the mix. They are the part of the mix right now. They have been over the course of history. But just as like a blunt instrument where you just slap them on 5 million percent or whatever it was and pull them back when the rich people ask you to. It just doesn't make any sense. I'm not saying there aren't ways to achieve this. I think it is a good intention. I think it is an ambitious and positive and progressive policy goal to have the majority benefit more from economic activity. How do you do it? You just came up with an idea.

[Greg Ott]

Better than Trump's from your interview with Sarah Palin. Richard M. 1981 writes, Just because you think someone's worldview is smaller than yours doesn't mean you are better or more competent to do the job. Also, just because someone hasn't walked in your shoes doesn't mean that they can't possibly, possibly understand your needs or understand what matters to you. That is in response to Sarah Palin kind of on AOC for a while. There's another comment along those lines from Carmen Jones 9105 oh my God. Chris has had plenty of people whom I've disagreed with in the past, yet they are smart. They make some sense. Even if I didn't like what they say. This one? No way. Believe it or not, AOC may be young, but she's definitely more in touch with what people need. Wow. Horrible. I can't finish listening to this idiot.

[Chris Cuomo]

Palin is very polarizing, but he she does reflect a big chunk of the right. And I think it's so important that you fight through your disagreement, you fight through your disgust, you fight through your bias to remain open to understanding better. What beat your ass? Do you understand you lost to these people convincingly? Don't you want to know why? Don't you want to be open to the idea that you missed something, that you don't get it, that maybe there's a common concern, maybe there's a point of advantage that you missed and that if you were to listen to where they're coming from and how they're doing it and why they're doing it, maybe there's something to be learned seeing how they beat your ass.

[Greg Ott]

You keep saying beat your ass. I'm laughing at that. That's the phrase. You keep coming back to the beat your ass to beat your ass. I'm just. If you're hearing me laug how much? I'm not doing a bit here.

[Chris Cuomo]

How often do Republicans win the popular vote?

[Greg Ott]

Not often.

[Chris Cuomo]

Okay. How often do they win every swing state?

[Greg Ott]

Not often.

[Chris Cuomo]

How often does someone who is impeached twice, found guilty and liable of all kinds of shit, universally denoted as one of the most unliked people in modern American history, win the way that Trump did? What does it tell you? You. You lost. You got your ass beat by him. You made this happen. He didn't. This man is a proxy for grievance. He is a spirit animal of people's outrage at you, the system, the establishment. You gotta see it. You've got to see it. You've got to put it in your brain. I know that all these other people are saying, he's dirty, he's bad, they're worst of us. They beat you. And you've gotten yourself into a battle of fringes and you've ignored the majority. Your party was about these people who are for him now. You were the blue collar. You were the majority. You were against the special interests, The Republican, the caricature used to be a guy, a fat guy with a cigar and a pocket chain and a suit, driving a Lincoln. Now it's a guy in a flannel who, you know, looks like me and is driving a pickup truck. Those were your people. How did this happen? That's what you should be thinking about. My father, may he rest in peace, he would be going nuts at how you've lost the plot. But you just want to look at Trump and say, yeah, but Trump sucks. He beat your ass. Palin's so stupid. They beat your ass. What does that tell you? Don't you want to do better? Or do you just want to keep repeating the same thing? You know, the old stupid line, right? Doing the same thing, expecting a different outcome. What's that called? The definition of insanity?

[Greg Ott]

I don't have a clean transition into this UFO thing. This. This is your interview with Christopher Mellon. JZJ 2212. Let's talk about aliens. Ships posed as stars. And Eric Galley, 8003 says, stick to aliens. Your TDS. I think it means Trump Derangement Syndrome. Your TDS clouds your political vision, so stick to aliens.

[Chris Cuomo]

You don't have any political vision, okay? You are the ones suffering from myopia. Look that up. You are the ones who can't get out of your own way. You have Trump Derangement Syndrome. I don't. I called his first win. I called his second win. I don't necessarily like that he's what America is choosing, but I understand it. You don't, because you just see him as giving you this power that your lowly, stupid ass would have never had otherwise. I think we can do better than that. That now I'm also not running for office. I also have to be fair, and I do not believe that people like you should be judged the way Trump is. There are a lot of people who are desperate for the right reasons. And it's sad and it's unfortunate, and we should do better. And I'm open to that. And I am fair, despite the fact that I have to deal with, like, you on a regular basis. And if we're about my personal life, I might make different choices, but this is what I signed up for. So I will engage you. And I don't give a about aliens. I don't believe in little green men. I don't believe in alien spacecraft, okay?

[Greg Ott]

May5449 says some of them come from space. They are aliens. People have talked to them and interacted with them over the years.

[Chris Cuomo]

Yeah, sure, sure. One of them is my cousin. I believe in transparency, okay? If you're spending hundreds of millions of dollars and using special operators and putting together departments and programs and then you're not going to tell me about them, that doesn't work for me. Well, but it's national security. That doesn't work for me. The government works for me, okay? I am not at their pleasure in terms of what they tell me or not. Not. I believe in transparency. The issue with UAPs, or UFOs, whatever the fuck you want to call them, is transparency for me and not little green men or Area 51. The reason Area 51, the little green men, exist as a boogeyman, is because of the vacuum of transparency. Every conspiracy depends on a lack of disclosure of what is actually true. That's what it is for me. And it's not an offset to Trump derangement syndrome, you asshole. It's that I believe transparency matters. And I believe that you got to call out the powerful. That's the job. And it's not my fault that Trump lies and dissembles more than most. He asks for it, and by the way, he likes it. I'll tell you what he doesn't care about. They say he doesn't care about media scrutiny. Yeah, he does. They say he doesn't care about whether people like or dislike what he does. Yeah, he does. I'll tell you what he doesn't care about. Whether he's telling you the truth. Truth. I don't even think he believes that you deserve the truth. To be honest, if you look at the way he conducts himself and when he bullshits and why, I don't think he respects you very much.

[Greg Ott]

You know, you've talked before about how if there were aliens out there, somebody like Trump couldn't keep it a secret. Like it would be like that kind of secret. Like he's. You would want that information out There. Have you considered the possibility to end things on a lighter note? What if Trump were the aliens? What if Trump had come here from a different planet and we don't know this yet? Wouldn't that be kind of interesting?

[Chris Cuomo]

It would be incredibly. It would be incredibly interesting. And I would want him cut open and we should study. Okay.

[Greg Ott]

I mean, what if it's like, you know, in the movie Alien where the thing comes out of the chest and, you know, it's like we get pretty grassy.

[Chris Cuomo]

I think the scariest part of that movie for me is when it was right up on her face. All the stuff is dripping off it. It. There's something about that proximity. Have you ever noticed that? That it could be someone you like? Okay. It could be someone you're very attracted to when they get right up in your space. You ever notice how upsetting it is to you? How you feel like. You almost feel like an energetic, like. Almost like a. A magnetic kind of quality going on.

[Greg Ott]

When you say you don't. You don't want me to come over to you right now.

[Chris Cuomo]

You can come over to me, but you better be careful how.

[Greg Ott]

And I got all these wires.

[Chris Cuomo]

Yeah, that's what it is. What I'm saying is we have space issues. And there was something about that scene when that alien was right up here, like, that did it for me.

[Greg Ott]

I don't want to get too graphic, but there's a lot of fiction out there, science fiction, where you can imagine how an alien is piloted. If Mr. Trump were to be an alien, I think Meet Dave. I think that's the one with Eddie Murphy. I think they're like, humans are like vessels for, like, a small, tiny alien to control. Yeah, like, that'd be pretty funny if, like, Eddie Murphy was actually inside of Mr. Trump. For all the Meet Dave fans out there would.

[Chris Cuomo]

It would certainly explain a lot about what he says and how if there were a comedian in there. Look, I mean, I'll give you a raw take on Trump. I don't know why he goes to such great lengths to deceive when the truth is enough for him to make his case, especially the case he's making now about populist changes in our economic reality. The truth is enough. I don't know why he has to exaggerate and create Straw man and. And all these other distractions. The truth is enough for him to make a very compelling case that things have to change in this country.

[Greg Ott]

One could say the truth is out there.

[Chris Cuomo]

The truth is always out there. Yeah.

[Greg Ott]

It's an X Files thing, but it's just.

[Chris Cuomo]

It's just that it's buried under a pile of obfuscation as hostile and as demeaning as I make them off. I respect your questions and your comments. In truth, forsooth, I do the job for your appraisal and for your use and for your value and utility. So I. I benefit from hearing where your heads are, what works, what doesn't, what hits, what misses. Because I'm doing it for you. I don't just report to you. I report for you and analyze for you. And I want it to be useful to you. So always love spending time with giat. And I appreciate what you're saying, I appreciate what you're thinking. It helps my own process. So thank you for subscribing and following here to the Chris Cuomo Project. Thank you for making yourselves heard and seen. And if we stick together, we'll get to a better place. So, my brothers and sisters, let's get after it. Subscribe if you don't like the ads, subscribe if you want Philosophy, walk and talks. Subscribe if you want what I'm doing for my fitness and Wellness, what my doctor is talking about with long Covid, subscribe. 5, 7 bucks a month, 50 bucks a year on a discount. If you want to help me raise money to get people long Covid treatment who can't afford it, subscribe at the substack, please. I'll see you News Nation, 8P and 11P every weekday night. My brothers and sisters again. There's only one way to do it. Let's get after it.