Chris Cuomo on his CNN suspension: "It hurts to even say it. It’s embarrassing, but I understand it"

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“Quick note about the obvious — I’ve been suspended from CNN,” Cuomo said today on his SiriusXM radio show Get After It, responding to his indefinite suspension for assisting in his brother former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sexual harassment defense. After telling his producer to cut the upbeat intro music, he added: “You know this already. It hurts to even say it. It’s embarrassing, but I understand it."

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