'I don't like what I do professionally': Chris Cuomo has extraordinary meltdown on radio show as he blasts his own CNN job as 'trafficking in things that I think are ridiculous'
- Chris Cuomo criticized politicians and the 'hyper-partisanship' of network TV
- He said he does not want to be 'trafficking in things that I believe are ridiculous'
- On his SiriusXM show he said of CNN that, 'I don't like what I do professionally'
- Cuomo has been hosting show in quarantine after suffering from coronavirus
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Chris Cuomo slammed his own CNN show in an extraordinary meltdown on his radio show in which he revealed the pitfalls of being a public figure.
The CNN anchor, who has been in quarantine while suffering with coronavirus, launched an attack on the 'hyper-partisanship' of network television and added that 'I don't like what I do professionally'.
Cuomo said on his SiriusXM show on Monday that his battle with the disease has made him rethink his values and question his position as a public figure.
On his prime-time CNN show, the host said he no longer wants to be 'trafficking in things that I believe are ridiculous', according to the New York Post.
In particular, Cuomo said he found both Democrats and Republicans who went on his show said things they 'do not actually believe'.
Chris Cuomo (pictured during his CNN show from his home due to coronavirus quarantine) criticized his own show and 'hyper-partisanship'
Cuomo said on his SiriusXM show that 'I don't like what I do professionally' when talking about hosting on prime-time CNN
He said he disliked 'talking to Democrats about things I don't really believe they mean' and 'talking to Republicans about them parroting things they feel they have to say'.
Cuomo also said wishes to stop constantly analyzing the president, 'who we all know is full of sh** by design.'
The 49-year-old told his listeners: 'I don't want to spend my time trafficking in things that I think are ridiculous.
'I don't like what I do professionally. I don't think it's worth my time.'
On March 31, Cuomo, announced that he tested positive for coronavirus and has since been on lockdown at his Long Island home.
Cuomo went on to say he no longer wants to have to tolerate other people's opinions about him due to his public profile.
He added: 'I don't think its worth it to me because I don't think I mean enough, I don't think I matter enough, I don't think I can really change anything, so then what am I really doing?
New York governor Andrew Cuomo (pictured above in Albany last Tuesday) said President Trump often asks about the health of his brother
'I'm basically being perceived as successful in a system that I don't value.
'I'm seen as being good at being on TV and advocating for different positions...but I don't know if I value those things, certainly not as much as I value being able to live my life on my own terms.'
Cuomo then told a story about being approached by a biker who confronted him on Easter Sunday while he was out with his family near their home in Southampton.
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He added that he wants to be able to act like any other member of the public and that he told the biker to 'go to hell'.
The host said: 'I don't want some jackass, loser, fat tire biker being able to pull over and get in my space and talk bullsh** to me, I don't want to hear it.
'That matters to me more than making millions of dollars a year...because I've saved my money and I don't need it anymore.
'I want to be able to tell you to go to hell, to shut your mouth...I don't get that doing what I do for a living.
'Me being able to tell you to shut your mouth or I will do you the way you guys do each other.'
'Here I am in an almost powerless position against this asshole because I'm a celebrity and he's allowed to say whatever he wants to me.'
The host of 'Cuomo Prime Time' also referenced being caught in viral footage launching into a heated argument at a New York bar last August that saw him called 'Fredo' by a member of the public.
Cuomo's brother - New York governor Andrew - revealed that President Trump often asks about his health as he fights COVID-19.
Andrew Cuomo told Howard Stern, also on SiriusXM on Monday, that the president inquires about his brother during phone calls about the crisis.
Since his diagnosis, Chris Cuomo has done several shows while in quarantine from inside his Long Island home.
During the national lockdown, Andrew Cuomo has been a frequent guest on his brother's nightly CNN show, during which the two men engage in friendly, sibling banter.
Chris Cuomo has even returned the favor and remotely joined his brother's daily briefings, which are conducted in the state capital of Albany.
