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Tapper, visibly frustrated, responded, “I’m fine, just give me my show back,” not realizing he was still live. The moment was shared on X by conservative NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck. Smiling, Cooper quipped, “Show’s back!”
After the awkward exchange, Tapper welcomed Sen. Adam Schiff to the program but couldn’t hear him due to communication issues. Tapper then informed the audience that they were experiencing real comms problems and asked if anyone could hear him before throwing it back to New York.
At this point, Cooper resumed control, saying “Okay, Jake, thanks very much.” USA TODAY reached out for comments from representatives of Cooper, Tapper, and CNN but received no responses.
During the Alaska summit, Trump and Putin failed to achieve a significant breakthrough in peace negotiations over Russia’s war against Ukraine.
