WATCH: Tucker Carlson Laughs In Chris Cuomo’s Face During Hilarious Interview Segment

Chris Cuomo only has himself to blame after getting embarrassed by Tucker Carlson during a recent interview.

The disgraced former CNN anchor appeared for a surreal sit down on Carlson’s show, demanding to know why the conservative reporter repeatedly targeted him for criticism in the days following his resignation. Cuomo was let go by the network after it was revealed that he was privately coaching his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, about how to handle media attention while facing allegations of sexual harassment.

“Why did you go after me as much as you did?” Cuomo asked.

“Because I’m a d***, probably,” replied a laughing Carlson, “because it was easy. Because I don’t like CNN and I really mean that.”

The awkward encounter didn’t devolve into an outright argument, but Carlson did not dispute taking the “cheap shot” at Cuomo over a number of his Instagram posts of him wearing a mask indoors and lifting weights.

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“It was about taking the cheap shot, which I’m not always above,” he admitted. “But I should be.”

“It felt a little dirty,” he added when Cuomo asked if it felt “good” to go after him over personal posts.

“You enjoyed it! Let me tell you, there is no shame in your gaze,” Cuomo said with a smile.

“It’s like something you shouldn’t be doing, but there’s kind of the animal thrill of doing something wrong,” Carlson replied.

The unlikely interview came about on Carlson’s latest episode of “Tucker on X,” the web series accompaniment to the host’s larger foray into a personal subscription service with extended interviews, guest appearances, and extras available only through his site. X owner Elon Musk has heavily encouraged Carlson to continue providing free content like his Cuomo interview on the platform where it regularly racks up millions of views among his massive following.

Now reporting for NewsNation, Cuomo has attempted to rehabilitate himself with a smaller, upstart network that has capitalized on attention from lesser-known presidential candidates. At the same time, the former primetime anchor has admitted he will never reach the heights of his previous role at CNN, which may not be such a bad thing: the network recently started slashing the payroll among its on-air talent in a bid to save the network from buckling underneath crumbling ad revenue and plummeting viewership among key demographics.