Article snippet: A transcript is as follows: The nickname “Fredo” is a reference to a videotaped freakout in which Cuomo threatened a man with physical violence for referring to him as “Fredo” — a term he has claimed was an anti-Italian slur. “Punk-ass bitches from the right call me ‘Fredo.’ My name is Chris Cuomo. I’m an anchor on CNN,” the host is seen saying in the video shared to a YouTube channel with the title “That’s the Point with Brandon” in August. The New York Post’s Page Six reported that while CNN’s management was eager to stand behind Cuomo, some in the newsroom were left red-faced by the Cuomo Prime Time host for his flying off the handle. “Insiders say that — while CNN brass stood by Chris Cuomo after he was caught on camera threatening a man who called him ‘Fredo’ — the newsroom rank and file was “embarrassed by the blowup,” the newspaper reported. Days after the incident went viral, Cuomo conceded he let the man he berated get the best of him. Cuomo wrote: The nickname “Fredo” was popularized by Breitbart News editor-at-large John Nolte and frequently used by radio host legend Rush Limbaugh. Link to the full article to read more