According to Democratic Sen. Tom Carper, White House economic adviser Gary Cohn actually faked a bad connection to get Trump off the phone from Asia so they could continue their meeting more productively.
Watch:
Democratic Sen. Tom Carper says White House economic adviser Gary Cohn faked a bad connection to get President Trump off the phone so they could have a conversation on tax reform without him https://t.co/qcUnSEsysl
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 22, 2017
Okay that’s actually pretty funny.
Here’s a transcript of the interview in case the video doesn’t work for you (but the video is better):
.@JohnBerman: "Are you saying Gary Cohn faked a bad connection to get the president off the phone?"@SenatorCarper: "Well, I wouldn't — I don't want to throw him under the bus, but yes." (@CNNnewsroom) pic.twitter.com/OjAJkrQD3I
— David Wright (@DavidWright_CNN) November 22, 2017
UPDATE:
As soon as I get this posted, I see the White House is now disputing this claim by Carper.
White House spokesperson tells @CNN: "Senator Carper’s claim is completely false. Gary Cohn left the room and continued to speak with the President privately for several minutes before they concluded the call." https://t.co/7MFxTwn43Z
— David Wright (@DavidWright_CNN) November 22, 2017
Oh well.
It’s the day before Thanksgiving so go ahead and use this as an open thread.