CNN’s Jake Tapper Rips Chris Cuomo for Advising Andrew Cuomo Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

CNN’s 📺Jake Tapper says it was inappropriate for his colleague, Chris Cuomo, to advise New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on how to handle sexual harassment allegations lodged against him.

During an interview on The New York Times’ “Sway” podcast, host Kara Swisher said she was “shocked” by the revelation that 📺Chris Cuomo participated in strategy calls for his brother, she also suggested it was “beyond inappropriate.”

Swisher asked Tapper, “The anchor offered an on air apology to his colleagues. Is that enough for you? Is his apology enough and does it affect you?”

“Such a complicated issue. And obviously, this is my company and my home and my workplace,” Tapper responded. “And so, that said, I cannot imagine a world in which anybody in journalism thinks that that was appropriate.”

He continued, “So I agree with that. And he said, Chris, in his apology that he delivered on air, said that he put us in a bad spot. And I would also agree with that. And then just as a last point I would say that I work very hard to be fair and to be ethical and to not cross lines. And I certainly understand the love that Chris has for his brother, and I have a brother and I get it. But that was not a fun day.”

When asked if it affected his work, Tapper said, “It doesn’t affect my work. Their work is not my work and my work is not their work. And yes, we all reflect on each other. But the only thing I have a role in, the only thing I have any control in, because I’m not management, right? I’m not the CNN Bureau Chief of DC, I don’t have a say in anything other than what airs on my show.”