Cuomo calls Trump base 'mostly middle aged angry white males'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said President Trump’s base is comprised primarily of “middle aged angry white males.”

His comment came amid a discussion he had on Twitter on the topic of the president’s potential impeachment.

In his first tweet, Cuomo commented on an article from Raw Story about a suggestion from MSNBC contributor Donny Deutsch on how to change the conversation around impeachment to focus more on “Trump criminal investigations.”

“We are going to initiate and continue the ongoing Trump criminal investigations — Trump criminal, Trump criminal investigations,” Deutsch said. “Take the word impeachment away — it’s a losing word, it’s a 30-year-old word that does not help us. Change the discussion. Even Trump says it’s a disgusting word. It’s a disgusting word for Democrats.”

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/446496-cuomo-calls-trump-base-mostly-middle-aged-angry-white-males

[Skittles]

1. angry the world is no longer revolving around them

[trev]

3. Yep.

They can't find a place for themselves in civilized society, because they're used to their entitlement and special treatment.

[trev]

2. Yes!

Criminal investigations. That's what this really is all about.

[CDerekGo]

4. Except

Every single one of my Elderly (80+) Parents and their friend are tried and true Rethuglicans, and because of such, dumpers as well. They see that Hairplug Himmler can do no wrong! Of course, with the advent of Fux Noise for my Dad and Facebook for my Mom, who both spend WAY too much time watching or surfing, I can barely get a word to the wise to either.

Spending the Summer with them, either we'll be clearing out a house, or on the Skyline Drive in Northern Virginia enjoying the fresh mountain air. Either way, I'll have them away from their vices as much as I humanly can.

[williesgirl]

9. My back deck looks up at the beginning mile of Skyline Drive.

That should definitely tone things down for you. When will you be here?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

22. Hairplug Himmler

[gulliver]

5. That's racist, sexist, and ageist when left unqualified

Are they bad because they are middle-aged, white, or male or does each of those categories implicitly (somehow) make them cumulatively worse? Now, if Cuomo had said they were anti-youth and resentful of the loss of exclusive power by whites and men, he would have been on solid ethical ground. Failing that, he wasn't.

[LakeArenal]

6. "Middle aged"?

Yeah if Middle-age is half of 150.

I find most Dump supporters to be my age and I ain’t no 40.

[BeyondGeography]

7. He won non-college educated white women by 28 points

[Turin_C3PO]

8. Yikes!

Hopefully that will change given the Republican assault on women’s rights.

[JI7]

13. most of them are dependent on the white men he is referring to

they also think their guy isn't getting ahead because some minority or feminist took what should be his.

[BeyondGeography]

14. What a parochial statement

The little women don’t have a mind of their own?

[JI7]

16. no they don't, which is why they voted for Trump and hate feminists

[BeyondGeography]

17. Lol, ok

Even single women? Unmarried single parents? Women who choose cohabitatation over marriage? Trump’s economic nostalgia scam resonated with a lot of white working class women. The good news is we can make inroads and reduce our margins of defeat with them in 2020 with a stronger economic message than our candidate was able to communicate in 2016. Pretending they are feminist haters who were just going along with their angry white daddies isn’t going to do it for us.

Here’s a very good article on what actually happened with white women voters in 2016, if you want to add some nuance to your thinking (I’m not holding my breath):

https://newlaborforum.cuny.edu/2018/01/18/why-did-a-majority-of-white-women-vote-for-trump/

[JI7]

18. white women have always mostly voted republican

white women were more anti immigration than white men in a poll from the 90s.

majority of white women in Alabama voted for the child molestor Roy Moore.

[smirkymonkey]

20. I will never understand this as long as I live.

The only thing I can construe from this information is that these women are either extremely stupid or prejudiced or some combination of the two.

[Initech]

10. What are they so angry about?

I really want to know. Is it jobs? Is it social life? Is it sex life? Is it their education (or lack thereof)? I want to know!

[Bradical79]

19. Racism

It's a tough nut to crack. There's a variety of feedback loops that kept this going for generations.

[JonLP24]

11. Isn't Cuomo well I wouldn't say Cuomo is angry

He may be right about Trump's base they largely are white male but don't forget conservative women but Cuomo has problems of his own.

Cuomo has blamed both sides when the MAGAbomber was in the news, said that Reza Aslan's "tone" is an example of why people are fearful of Islam and the Kamala birthism. He also grilled a basketball dad over whether he thanked Trump. That is off the top of my head.


Chris Cuomo Blames Kamala Harris For Not Addressing Racist 'Birther' Hoax
He later deleted the tweet and said his comment was misinterpreted


CNN anchor Chris Cuomo came under fire Tuesday when he seemed to suggest in a since-deleted tweet that there’s no proof of where Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) was born and that the onus is on her to prove right-wing “birther” conspiracists wrong in their claims she’s not eligible to run for president.

He weighed in after CNN contributor Ana Navarro slammed a far-right conspiracy theorist for falsely insisting that Harris — who was born in Oakland, California, and announced her candidacy for the Democratic ticket on Monday — could not legally be president because her parents had lived in the U.S. for less than five years before having her.

“The longer there is no proof either way, the deeper the effect,” Cuomo wrote after saying, “hopefully ... the legit info [about] Harris comes out to deal with the allegation ASAP.”

Link to tweet

?s=19

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5c4755b8e4b027c3bbc6057e/amp

[Progressive Jones]

12. Cuomo is absolutely correct.

However, he left out the angry, crazy, 50-something bleached blonde women.

[Mc Mike]

15. Rec.

And screw Donnie Deutsch. There's no need to hear his view on anything except his insider knowledge and friendship with crooked mobbed up tRump lawyer Cohen, and Nunberg.

[Fresh_Start]

21. can we stop calling them middle aged? lets face it...they are elderly

and their mental faculties are deteriorating.