According to Fox news
CNN’s Chris Cuomo accused a pair of New Jersey gym owners of sounding like “political actors” during a wild interview on Tuesday night that featured one of the business owners dropping an F-bomb on live TV.
Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, N.J., is facing consequences for reopening in violation of state and local coronavirus guidelines and co-owners Ian Smith and Frank Trumbetti joined “Cuomo Prime Time” to share their side of the story.
The gym owners declared that his gym is just as essential as liquor stores and other businesses that were allowed to remain open when the state forced gyms to shutter.
“This isn’t about opening up a gym, they have violated everyone’s constitutional rights,” Trumbetti said.
“We all have the right to make a living. We all have the right to actually do what we want to do as Americans. We are promised liberty,” Trumbetti added. “They have actually put such oppressive restrictions on us that it’s just unacceptable to us.”
Cuomo, a known fitness buff himself known for posting workout images on social media, countered that gyms could be a dangerous place amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“I would argue that the gym is a place to keep people safe, this is a place where people come to build their immune systems, the strength of their body on the outside and inside,” Smith said. “This is a place that saves lives.”
"They have violated everybody's constitutional rights," says the co-owner of a NJ gym who was arrested after reopening. "We all have the right to make a living… to actually do what we want to do as Americans. We are promised liberty." https://t.co/zLfdpaUflG pic.twitter.com/SslPQvGMle
— Cuomo Prime Time (@CuomoPrimeTime) August 5, 2020
A potentially awkward situation occurred when the gym owners repeatedly mentioned people dying from coronavirus in long-term care facilities.
The CNN host’s brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has been under fire for the way he handled long-term care facilities and nursing homes in his state. However, the “Cuomo Prime Time” namesake was able to navigate the situation without evoking his brother.
The trio continued to argue over what statistics are the most important and whether or not the gym owners appear to be political actors for mentioning Trump.
“I am the least political person you’ve ever met in your life,” Trumbetti said in response to criticism from Cuomo.