Katrina Pierson, spokeswoman for Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, has become the… let’s just say polarizing face of the real estate mogul’s presidential campaign on cable news, but Pierson has at least one defender from the onslaught of detractors. On Wednesday morning, Pierson made her obligatory appearance on CNN’s New Day, where co-anchor Chris Cuomo pressed her on the Trump campaign’s incessant complaining about the delegate process:
Does the Donald Trump campaign reject the system, or want to work the system? @ChrisCuomo asks @KatrinaPierson https://t.co/NYRwcgshkC
— New Day (@NewDay) April 13, 2016
Predictably, Pierson’s appearance led to a blizzard of negative tweets, but Cuomo, known for his heavy engagement on Twitter, put up a valiant defense of Pierson, and of himself:
.@NewDay @KatrinaPierson @ChrisCuomo Is it me or is Chris Cuomo a complete tool?
— Terry Shawn (@xebec78) April 13, 2016
it is you…most definitely. https://t.co/lGWIQWxo4U
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) April 13, 2016
@ChrisCuomo LOL! I feels SHE's the tool… a Ratchet.
— Dante (@9CirclesOfHell) April 13, 2016
no, katrina is making the case for her candidate…and is good at it. dont make it personal. arguments not insults https://t.co/wJbA6YHJ2M
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) April 13, 2016
@ChrisCuomo I don't know how your head doesn't implode every single time you interview Katrina. ?
— Mark@CoffeeGeek (@CoffeeGeek) April 13, 2016
u judge what she says vs what u believe. i am disruptive to both sides…so it is not personal to me. make sense? https://t.co/jH06Y2hBa2
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) April 13, 2016
Cuomo takes a lot of guff from all sides, especially over his handling of Trump, but his interview technique and devotion to neutrality has allowed him to get results from Trump and his campaign that other journalists have not.
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