"Why am I treating the assassination of Charlie Kirk different than other crimes? And why was I wearing black to mourn Charlie the night he died? First, I treat it differently because it is. Charlie was murdered. That is a first for us. No member of the media has been killed in my lifetime for their beliefs in America by another American, Cuomo said."
"Cuomo said he happened to be wearing black for an event when he had to cover the news of Kirk's shooting. But as a matter of fact, I didn't dress for Charlie. I was in a satellite truck, because I was at an event that night. And that's how I was dressed for the event, and I went right into the truck."
"Charlie said lots of untrue and divisive things, and I disagreed with him, Cuomo said. And I was puzzled and said so to him about why somebody who says they chase virtue and Christianity says so many things that seem at odds with it to me. However, so what? Either killing for speech is wrong or right. I say wrong. Always. Every time."
Chris Cuomo defended his coverage of Charlie Kirk's killing and answered viewer complaints about his response and attire. He said he treated the case differently because Kirk was murdered and called it the first time a member of the media had been killed in his lifetime for their beliefs by another American. He explained he wore black because he had been at an event and entered a satellite truck, not as a planned mourning outfit. He expressed sorrow for Kirk's family, noted disagreement with many of Kirk's statements, and insisted that killing for speech is always wrong regardless of politics.
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