Chris Cuomo: Fox News pushing 'us versus them' mentality on immigrants

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

CNN host Chris Cuomo slammed Fox News on Friday night for the network's coverage this week of the Trump administration’s "zero tolerance" policy that led to widespread migrant family separations.

Cuomo blasted several Fox News anchors for “deliberately downplaying” the issue, saying the network was pushing an “us versus them” mentality.

“It’s designed to push this ‘us versus them’ political philosophy,” Cuomo said. “Painting migrants as dangerous folk, infesters, killers, gang bangers and drug pushers.”

Cuomo acknowledged that some immigrants have crossed into the U.S. illegally "for bad reasons," but said the vast majority of immigrants do not represent a threat.

“Statistics bear out the facts and none of what they [Fox News anchors] are telling you about migrants in general, representing a threat physically, economically, it’s not true,” Cuomo said.

“This has never been about the facts, this is about the feelings. Politics of emotion,” he added.

http://thehill.com/homenews/media/393802-chris-cuomo-fox-news-pushing-us-versus-them-mentality-on-immigrants

[NY_20th]

1. Chris is absolutely right.

It's the same platform they ran on in 2016. They are doubling down now.

[empedocles]

2. In my 40 minute fox view

I saw nothing about 'detainees'. One taped interview with parents of a child victim of, you guessed it, an illegal immigrant.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. First they came for the Latin Americans.

Yup, that's exactly what it looks like. Except they may have overreached.

Let's see who is in their targets:

Liberal women, women, LGBT, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Black Americans, Democrats, John McCain and the FBI.

Did I forget anyone?

[texasfiddler]

4. They have been pushing 'us versus them' against non republican Americans for years