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one saw Trump winning this election including his own
team.” When reflecting on potential reasons Secretary
Clinton lost an election so many believed she would win
with ease, Mr. Cuomo cited the idea that “Democrats lost
touch with their base.”
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo spoke to Fordham Prep juniors
about his experience working in the media. Mr. Cuomo
currently covers international events and breaking news
for CNN and anchors the network’s morning show “New
Day.” Mr. Cuomo is a graduate of Fordham University
School of Law, and received his undergraduate degree
from Yale University.
In December, Mr. Cuomo paid a visit to Fordham Prep to
deliver a speech and answer questions from the junior
class. Mr. Cuomo, the son of former Governor of New
York, Mario Cuomo, and brother of current Governor of
New York, Andrew Cuomo, spent forty minutes speaking
to and answering questions from the junior class.
It did not take much time for Mr. Cuomo to dive into the
topic of the 2016 election, specifically the astonishing
victory of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, stating “No
After speaking about his career and his take on bipartisan
politics, Mr. Cuomo opened up the floor to questions. He
provided some very professional advice to a student who
asked about a journalist’s role in debating opposing
political views. Mr. Cuomo advised against ad hominem
arguments, adding “There should be a decency to what
[one is] saying.” When questioned about the rising
nationwide distrust of the mainstream media, Mr. Cuomo
responded by noting “The trust level [of the media] is so
low it has nowhere to go but up.” Following this question,
the discussion shifted after a student asked Mr. Cuomo
about CNN’s bias against Donald Trump. “Did bias play a
role? Yes. Why? Because humans played a role, [and]
humans are flawed,” responded Mr. Cuomo, also adding
that “People gave Trump too much time early on because
he was driving ratings, and because there was not enough
testing [of Trump’s candidacy] early on, they had to try to
balance it out later on.”
Chris Cuomo Visits FP
At the conclusion of the assembly, Father Devron spoke
briefly to the juniors. He thanked Mr. Cuomo for his time
and pre sented him with a Fordham Prep tie, among other
items, from the Prep Shoppe. We were happy to see Mr.
Cuomo sporting the tie on “New Day” the following
morning.
—Joseph Reda ’17
Students, faculty and staff
donate the gift of life Homeless awareness
60 students, faculty and staff donated an amazing 90 units
of blood at the Blood Drive in November. Thank you to
Dr. Gelpi for organizing this important opportunity to give
the gift of life. 55 students and 5 teachers slept on the back field in
November to raise awareness of homelessness through
Cardboard City Night. Thank you to Mr. Viele for organizing
the event.
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