Chris Cuomo Clarifies Comments About CNN: 'I Never Meant It' | THR News - video Dailymotion

A day after saying "I don't like what I do professionally," the host notes he recently signed a new contract with the network.

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00:00CNN's Chris Cuomo is clarifying comments he made on Monday about his work as a cable news host.

00:05On Monday night, the New York Post published a story with the headline,

00:08coronavirus-stricken Chris Cuomo trash his CNN gig during radio show Meltdown,

00:12after Cuomo told listeners,

00:14I don't like what I do professionally. I don't think it's worth my time.

00:17On his Tuesday radio show, Cuomo clarified his comments, saying,

00:21It's not true. I never said it. I never meant it.

00:23The anchor went on to praise the way the network has treated him, saying,

00:26I have never been in a better position professionally than I am in right now.

00:30They've been so good. They've been so supportive of me in ways I could never have imagined.

00:34Cuomo announced on March 31st that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

00:39He's been keeping CNN viewers updated on his symptoms and condition.

00:42Cuomo revealed that he recently signed a long-term contract extension at CNN before the spread of

00:46the coronavirus. Still, the primetime host made clear to listeners that he is wrestling with

00:50existential questions about the role of TV news and what he can bring to the medium,

00:54particularly amid the present hostility toward the media. He said,

00:58It is frustrating to do this job in an environment where people are not interested and open.

01:03It is hard to practice journalism when people are so intent on believing what they want to believe

01:07for political advantage. He continued,

01:09I love where I am. I love what I do. That doesn't mean it isn't frustrating.

01:13I don't think it's ever mattered more than it has during this administration.

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01:18For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.