Very fake news CNN’s resident clown Chris Cuomo spread a fake AR-15 story and got absolutely savaged by Trump supporters.
Even better, Cuomo doubled down on the fake story after he got called out and heckled.
You can’t fix stupid.
Chris Cuomo retweeted an article about a 20-year-old who claimed he was able to buy an AR-15 even though his ID had expired. The author of the article never even purchased the firearm, he simply took a photo holding a rifle whilst walking around in the gun store.
The 20-year-old then admitted in his article that he never even finished filling out the proper paperwork to purchase the firearm nor did he even purchase the rifle.
After he walked me through the paperwork, all five pages of it, I told him I changed my mind and wanted to think more before I bought an AR-15. He told me it wasn’t a problem and listed the store hours if I wanted to come back. I then said thank you and walked back to my car.
Twitter user Chet Cannon called out Cuomo on Wednesday for promoting a false story about a 20-year-old who was able to buy an AR-15 in 5 minutes.
Hey, @ChrisCuomo from CNN. Saw the article you retweeted: “I WAS ABLE TO BUY AN AR-15 IN 5 MINUTES”
Did you see the part where he admits to neither filling out the necessary paperwork (which would initiate the background check) NOR purchasing the AR-15? Weird. pic.twitter.com/wLfaiKCqaM
— Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) February 21, 2018
People pointed out that the 20-year-old never even purchased the AR-15 but that didn’t stop Cuomo from spreading lies in order to push the leftist gun control narrative.
Cuomo doubled down after being heckled and called out for spreading a false story.
Isn’t the point that the kid’s age and lack of ID wasn’t a deterrent? and this isn’t all gun shops. Place I bought my shotgun basically goes farther than law requires and makes judgments about whom to sell to. Point is the system should be better https://t.co/sL1j0hYtTg
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) February 21, 2018
Cuomo got slammed again by Trump supporters.
The point is that the kid lied about buying a gun that he didn’t, and that you are now lying too.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 21, 2018
Right. You’re justifying sharing a false story to over a million people while screaming about “facts first”. Just breathtaking dishonesty. https://t.co/AnFBw4RzLx
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 21, 2018
Point is: He didn’t buy an ‘AR-15 in 5 minutes.’ He went to a gun store for 5 minutes, spoke with a salesman, held an unloaded gun, and left.
‘🍌s, get your 🍌s’
— Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) February 21, 2018
This is CNN
— ¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@beerboyeee) February 21, 2018
Isn’t the point that the thing I called an apple is yellow, has a peel, and is a rich source of potassium.
— Razor (@hale_razor) February 21, 2018
I bought a house today in 5 minutes. Well, I didn’t apply for a loan, and I didn’t pay for a house, but I, like totally, could have!!
Anyone have an extra Tide Pod. I ate all mine. pic.twitter.com/WXUrDgXKLs
— Natasha Fatale (@RealWomenVoters) February 21, 2018
So now you all like photo IDs? Just not when people vote. And you need a valid ID to purchase a firearm.
— Reaganette (@Ezinger44) February 21, 2018
No. That isn’t the point because it is false. If he had gone through the process the ID would have come up.
— John Dagley (@JohnDagley1) February 21, 2018
H/T Amber Athey of The Daily Caller