Chris Cuomo’s Attempt to Debunk Trump’s Phone Claim Embarrassingly Backfires

During a break in impeachment testimony on Thursday, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo attempted to give a live on-air demonstration to debunk the president’s assertion. And it completely backfired on him.

After eventually switching it to speakerphone, Cuomo once again asked his mother if she could hear him, finally prompting a response the audience could hear. Changing the phone back to normal mode, he then wanted his mom to say hello to Bash. As Bash attempted to hold a conversation with Mrs. Cuomo, CNN viewers again heard nothing on the other end of the call.

“I can’t hear your mother, Chris,” pro-Trump CNN pundit David Urban gleefully exclaimed. “I’m sitting across the table.”

Read the rest of the piece at The Daily Beast.

Watch the clip above, via CNN.