Chris Cuomo Slams Bill O’Reilly for Saying He’d Support Putin Over Ossoff: ‘You Would Vote for a Murderer?’

On Thursday, Chris Cuomo took aim at Bill O’Reilly for his controversial remark about voting for Russian President Vladimir Putin over Democratic Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff. During an appearance on "Cuomo," the host confronted O’Reilly over his claim that he'd rather cast his ballot for a Russian dictator than a senator from Georgia. "You said you’d rather vote for Putin," Cuomo declared, "You’d vote for Vladimir Putin, who is a murderer. You’d vote for a murderer over a U.S. Senator."

Cuomo pressed O’Reilly further, questioning his stance and the implications it carries. "Well, when you frame it that way I might stay home," O’Reilly responded. "Probably a good call, Bill." The exchange took place after Ossoff had made headlines with his comments about President Donald Trump and his close relationship with former aide Natalie Harp.

O’Reilly had labeled the remark as "gutter snipe statement," dismissing it as the lowest form of discourse. He argued that Harp, despite her association with Trump, had no history of wrongdoing.

O’Reilly’s comments came during a segment on his show "No Spin News," where he criticized Ossoff’s stance on Trump. Back on his NewsNation program, Cuomo sought to bring O’Reilly back to reality, mocking the hypocrisy of Republicans reacting to Ossoff’s comments while largely ignoring Trump’s own vulgar remarks against women. "The idea that you or a Scott Jennings have your panties in a bunch over what Ossoff said about a woman connected to the president when this man does nothing but denigrate women for sport on a regular basis," Cuomo remarked.

O’Reilly dismissed Cuomo’s points, shifting the focus to his previous criticisms of Cuomo. However, Cuomo insisted that O’Reilly’s comments reflected poorly on his own standards. "It matters," Cuomo stated firmly. "It’s a little rich, Bill."