Chris Cuomo ripped for accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of holding residents ‘hostage’

Chris Cuomo claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was among Republicans holding vaccinated people “hostage” — sparking criticism from conservatives who accused the CNN anchor of being a COVID-19 hypocrite.

The journalist made the comments in a rambling question to a guest on “Cuomo Prime Time” on Friday. “The question becomes, as a policy perspective, is how long do you allow the majority of this country, Republicans, Democrats, independents, south, north, the majority of every group and demographic we have, have gotten vaccinated, how long do you allow them to be held hostage in states, let’s say, like Florida, where you have the governor saying, ‘Yeah, I know it’s breaking out, I’m going the other way, don’t Fauci my Florida, no mask mandates, I’ll let the parents decide,'” he said.