Ironic.
“Inartful” is not a word, at least according to various dictionaries, including Merriam-Webster.com.
So, Cuomo was being too cute by half in his backtracking.
Yes, I found ‘inartful’ to be a strange word. Does he mean that when he’s being positive about the U.S. he’s being artful? Webster’s Dictionary defines artful as ‘tricky, crafty’.