{"id":2588966,"date":"2026-04-09T15:06:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-cuomo-says-dont-point-be-a-man-to-bill-oreilly\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:09:00","slug":"chris-cuomo-says-dont-point-be-a-man-to-bill-oreilly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-cuomo-says-dont-point-be-a-man-to-bill-oreilly\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Cuomo says &#8216;Don&#8217;t point, be a man&#8217; to Bill O&#8217;Reilly"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchris-cuomo-says-dont-point-be-a-man-to-bill-oreilly%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2588966&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-the-monster-building-in-hong-kong-with-hundreds-of-floors\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show The Monster Building In Hong Kong With Hundreds Of Floors?\">article reports<\/a> on a heated NewsNation segment where Chris Cuomo and former Fox News host Bill O\u2019Reilly clashed over Iran\u2019s nuclear program, sparked by comments from Pete Hegseth and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi. They debated what Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >uranium enrichment capabilities<\/a> mean and how well such figures can be verified given monitoring gaps. Cuomo argued that enrichment calculations can be deceptive without proper verification, while O\u2019Reilly referenced Grossi\u2019s remarks about enrichment levels near 60% and a trump stance on no enrichment. The exchange included sharp back-and-forth, with Cuomo accusing O\u2019Reilly of taking quotes out of context and O\u2019reilly challenging Cuomo, culminating in Cuomo telling him to \u201cread it\u201d and \u201cdon\u2019t point, be a man.\u201d A video of the exchange is embedded, and the piece also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jelly-rolls-authentic-praise-of-jesus-at-grammys-2\/\" title=\"Jelly Roll&#039;s &#039;authentic&#039; praise of Jesus at Grammys\">notes related coverage<\/a>, including a Trump-related article about Iran enrichment claims.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Chris Cuomo says &lsquo;Don&rsquo;t point, be a man&rsquo; to Bill O&rsquo;Reilly during shouting match<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2553734\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A segment on NewsNation&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z9jjX-7KDcs\"><em>Cuomo<\/em><\/a>  turned into a heated debate Wednesday when host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-cuomo\/\">Chris Cuomo<\/a> and former Fox News host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-oreilly\/\">Bill O&rsquo;Reilly<\/a> clashed over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran&rsquo;s<\/a> nuclear capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>They talked about comments made by War Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iaea\/\">International Atomic Energy Agency<\/a> Director General Rafael Grossi.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Z9jjX-7KDcs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bill O&rsquo;Reilly, Chris Cuomo clash on Iran&rsquo;s nuclear capability | CUOMO\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z9jjX-7KDcs?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We know exactly what they have, and they know that,&rdquo; Hegseth said during a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4520185\/trump-insists-no-enrichment-uranium-after-iran-said-us-ceasefire-deal-accepted-it\/\">Wednesday press conference,<\/a> &ldquo;and they will either give it to us, which the president has laid out, they&rsquo;ll give it to us voluntarily.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Cuomo said these calculations are deceptive when there has been a lack of monitoring in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Reilly brought up a quote from Grossi during an interview with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/rafael-grossi-iaea-face-the-nation-transcript-03-22-2026\/\">CBS News&rsquo;s Margaret Brennan<\/a> in March.<\/p>\n<p>In the transcript, Grossi said, &ldquo;The inventory of enriched <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/uranium\/\">uranium<\/a> at 60%, which is very close to the degree you need to make a bomb.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo said the quote is taken out of context and that Grossi cannot know that percentage, and he called out O&rsquo;Reilly for taking it out of context on his show.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He said that they have 60% enriched uranium,&rdquo; Cuomo said. &ldquo;Why? Because Iran said they were going to do it after what they said was Israel hitting one of their enrichment facilities. [The IAEA was] never able to go in and verify it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Reilly fired back and said, &ldquo;You can believe what you want to believe,&rdquo; and then told Cuomo to &ldquo;keep quiet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, it&rsquo;s my show, pal,&rdquo; Cuomo said. &ldquo;If you don&rsquo;t like it, you can go.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4520185\/trump-insists-no-enrichment-uranium-after-iran-said-us-ceasefire-deal-accepted-it\/\"><strong>TRUMP INSISTS ON &lsquo;NO ENRICHMENT&rsquo; OF URANIUM AFTER IRAN SAID US CEASEFIRE DEAL ACCEPTED IT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Reilly pointed his finger at the camera and said Cuomo did not want him to read the quote because it would make Cuomo look foolish.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Read it,&rdquo; Cuomo said. &ldquo;And don&rsquo;t point, be a man. Don&rsquo;t be a bigmouth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuomo tells O&#8217;Reilly: stop pointing, debate Iran nuke!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2588967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cuomoNN.jpg?w=640","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[39189,38958,14096,15774,13436],"class_list":["post-2588966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-bill-oreilly","tag-chris-cuomo","tag-confrontation","tag-on-air","tag-quote"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cuomoNN.jpg?w=640","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2588966"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2588970,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588966\/revisions\/2588970"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2588967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2588966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2588966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2588966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}