Confronted with examples of his past comments during an appearance on the Patrick Bet-David (PBD) podcast, Cuomo refused to apologize to the unvaccinated, claiming that he was only repeating the information given by government officials at the time.
"Apology? Of course not," Cuomo said. "Byron Donalds comes on my show. I think as a leader at the time, you had an obligation to be thorough in what you put out there, as opposed to just playing politics. It was never as simple as vaccine good, vaccine bad. Politics made it that way."
Flashback: Here's a video of Chris Cuomo calling millions of unvaccinated people "America's greatest enemy.
Chris Cuomo won’t even apologize for labeling unvaccinated Americans were “our biggest enemy in America” when he was 100% in the wrong.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) May 8, 2024
It’s safe to say the things he’s saying now, so he’s saying them -- and expecting plaudits for bravery.
Nope.pic.twitter.com/C0PohbsnuT
During the discussion, Bet-David played a resurfaced clip from 2021 of Cuomo criticizing Rep. Byron Donalds for his decision to remain unvaccinated. In the video, Cuomo attempted to shame Donalds for allegedly neglecting his public health responsibilities, stating:
"Everybody should know that about you, Byron Donalds. You don't tell people to get vaccinated. You don't push it. You don't say it's the right choice. You say you don't do it, and your family doesn't do it, and you leave out of the equation the fact that you can make other people sick like that doesn't matter. Okay?"
In response, Donalds defended his position, asserting that vaccination is a personal choice and that he should not be scolded for making that decision.
"I talked to some doctors I know about it. I told them. "I've had it before and I'm 42. What do you think?" They said, "Yeah, you're fine. If that's what you want to do, go ahead and do it." They didn't come and say, "No, you have to do it for everybody else. Because if other people want to be protected, they have access to vaccines. Get the vaccine. I would never tell anybody not to get vaccinated. I totally support it if that's what somebody wants to do," Donalds added.
Despite Donalds' reasoning, Cuomo continued to try to shame him and pressure him to get vaccinated, stating that Donalds' stance was "stupid as a proxy for courage."
Fast forward to the PBD podcast interview, and Cuomo reflected on how his views have evolved since then, admitting that he now takes ivermectin regularly. He acknowledged that the medical community had unfairly dismissed the drug.
"I take a... What do they call it? Like a regular dose, whatever. They're trying to build up the ivermectin. Ivermectin was a boogie man early on in COVID."
Previously reported that the disgraced former CNN anchor revealed for the first time that he is suffering from side effects he attributes to the COVID-19 vaccine.
While Cuomo did not specify the exact nature of his symptoms, he expressed concern about ongoing abnormalities in his health.
Watch the interview with PBD below:
👀 Chris Cuomo Says He Does Not Apologize for Shaming People Who Didn't Take the Vaccine, Reveals He Is Taking Ivermectin Now
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) May 8, 2024
"My doctors say I have 'Long COVID'. I have the symptoms, they showed me my blood work. It scared the bejesus out of me to see this glowing micro-clot… pic.twitter.com/7vFU2GkvhZ