Chris Cuomo Announces New Show, Makes Dubious Claims about CNN Firing

Chris Cuomo is coming back to TV, and he announced his return the same way he got booted out of his old gig: by misleading viewers.

On Tuesday, NewsNation announced that Chris Cuomo would be getting an anchor gig at the network, which is formerly known as WGN America.

He made the announcement in an interview with NewsNation host Dan Abrams, a former colleague of Cuomo’s at ABC News. The new program will begin in the fall and run in his old CNN time slot, according to the New York Post.

“I’m going to come to NewsNation and I want to build something special here,” he said, noting that his new employer would be … somewhat less prestigious than his old one.

“I had decided that I can’t go back to what people see as ‘the big game,’” Cuomo said. “I don’t think I can make a difference there. I think we need insurgent media. I think we need outlets that aren’t fringe and just trying to fill their pockets.”