Anderson Cooper apologizes for conjuring image of Trump defecating on his desk

[jpak]

Source: Washington Post

During an interview on his show Friday night, CNN host Anderson Cooper interrupted a conservative pundit with a not-so-subtle jab that he later regretted.

Cooper told Jeffrey Lord, a supporter of the president, that if Trump “took a dump on his desk,” he would still defend him. The host apologized on Twitter after his show, saying he regrets the “crude sentence,” which he followed up with an apology on air.

“It was unprofessional,” Cooper said. “I am genuinely sorry.”

The exchange occurred during a discussion about a New York Times report that claimed Trump called former FBI director James B. Comey a “nut job” in front of Russian officials during a meeting in the Oval Office earlier this month. Trump said that firing Comey, who was heading a counterintelligence investigation on possible Russian interference in the presidential election to help Trump win, relieved pressure from him.

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I don't think he needed to apologize.

Maybe it was crude, but I can't think of a better way to make the point.

[LOL Lib]

8. Completely Agree

I would have preferred he not apologize. Sometimes you have to be blunt to make a statement really hit the mark. Plus this is scrotus pussy grabber/golden showers. You really can't scrape the bottom of the gutter any lower than Drumpf.

[triron]

28. 2nd and 3rd that. Bigtime

[dalton99a]

31. +1

[George II]

2. Lord deserved it, and it was 100% TRUE!!!!

[oberliner]

6. To be fair, that is what he gets paid by CNN to do

I mean he is specifically on the air to defend Trump. The problem is not with him doing his job, it's that CNN thinks he is someone they should be having on the air, knowing that he will defend Trump no matter what.

CNN creates this dynamic on purpose.

[LOL Lib]

11. Yes!

I've been screaming about this since last fall! You are the first person I've seen that I can relate to. It drives me nuts that CNN pays these shills to create "entertainment." I quit watching as a result.

[oberliner]

15. It's frustrating

When they have six squares of people yelling over each other - what is the point?

[dchill]

39. +1000!

[LeftofObama]

3. Never apologize for telling the truth.

[forgotmylogin]

33. "See, Anderson Cooper was mean to me. Fake news."

"That means any inquiries are null and void...therefore, I am not under investigation!"

"I've been using this word "therefore. I just put the two words "there" and "fore" together and invented it. I like it a lot. It's like when you golf and call attention to your amazing drive. You make your swing, point and go 'therefore' and it kind of shows where something is going. I think it's going to become a huge. Big."

[keithbvadu2]

38. You had the chance to invent the word 'Bigly'... You missed it.

You had the chance to invent the word 'Bigly'... You missed it.

So SAD.

[forgotmylogin]

44. Sorry my innate "don't hammer the same joke" instinct kicked in...

But that shouldn't apply during an impersonation! My bad. BIGLY!

[keithbvadu2]

45. Forgiven

[ailsagirl]

4. He oughtn't to have apologized-- it's the truth

[montana_hazeleyes]

16. ailsagirl,

You and LeftofObama posted the almost same post at exactly the same time!

[ailsagirl]

22. Great minds, you know

[samnsara]

5. hes channeling his Kathy Lee

[underpants]

7. He should apologize for giving Lord airtime

It was so obvious that he and Lewandowski were nothing but plants.

[No Vested Interest]

9. I'm glad Anderson apologized.

Crudity has been too much normalized recently. Anderson Cooper was not raised that way, and he recognized after he spoke that it went too far.
Thank you, Anderson Cooper.

[moonscape]

21. Me too. n/t

[Cirque du So-What]

10. Metaphorically

tRump takes a dump on that desk every time he disgraces the office with his malevolent presence.

[Marthe48]

24. trump IS a dump on the desk

in the Oval Office.

[Cirque du So-What]

29. Even more metaphorical

[Mike Nelson]

12. I think the apology was...

...okay. But he should have followed up by stating he would not have Lord on the show anymore.

[rzemanfl]

13. To be fair, he should have said "in his hat."

Or, "in Melania's Easter Bonnet."

[mark fromelko]

14. Of COURSE Trump doesn't Shit on his Desk

He just craps on the country. Daily.

[Control-Z]

17. Great headline, though.

I thought he was apologizing to his viewers for the mind bleach moment he created with his comment. This is one time when it would have been better to skip the story.

[NBachers]

18. OK, nobody is allowed to imagine Trump defecating on his desk, ever again!

[truthisfreedom]

19. No need to apologize, Anderson.

You're spot on.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

20. But it's ok for trimp to joke about shooting someone in broad daylight.

Basically making the same point.

[tavernier]

23. You apologized???

Well then I apologize for calling you an honest man.

[Honeycombe8]

36. Experienced broadcasters can tell the truth in a classy way.

He lost his footing by going too low, caught up in emotionalism. He's not a broadcaster on a show with a political bent. He's an interviewer who is supposed to be interviewing people, drawing out their opinions, and calling them on things in a professional way.

His emotions got the better of him. There's a professional way to state what he meant. That's what his apology says, if you read it. The verbiage he used. Good for him. He's usually a classy guy. Apologizing for losing his footing is classy, too.

It's different for Olbermann, the Turk, and others. That's not Cooper's job. I'm sure all other broadcasters understand, even Fox, and have done the same a time or two.

[joanbarnes]

25. I'm not sorry, Anderson was spot on.

Trump defenders are so 'slow' they need vivid images to stun them and wake them up.

[47of74]

26. WHY???? Anderson, why the FUCK did you apologize?

You just make liberals look weak doing that. Have the courage to stand by your statements.

[Still Blue in PDX]

40. I inferred his apology was for his verbiage and not a retraction of the sentiment he expressed.

Anderson is a classy guy.

[joshdawg]

43. My sentiments exactly!

He should NEVER have apologized!

[hrmjustin]

27. He told the truth.

[BlueStater]

30. I don't even think Lord is a true believer. He's just a paid whore like Kellyanne. n/t

[BigDemVoter]

32. I am disappointed in Cooper.

NO apologies are necessary when it comes to denigrating that piece of shit.

[orleans]

34. contrary to what appears to be popular opinion here

i'm glad he apologized

i think it *was* crude and unprofessional for him to say that. while we're all sick to death of these trumpeters i want anderson cooper to stay a little classy when he is on the telly

what i wish is that he & others would call these assholes out on their bullshit and lies. and i wish they would use the fucking word LIE instead of that softened "untruth" crap

he is a different personality than mike malloy & keith olberman who both kick ass using words. cooper, on the other hand, does it through his interviewing and reporting technique and questioning. it's better when he keeps himself *above* their level (and by "their" i am referring to trump & his batshit crazy followers)

[Honeycombe8]

37. +1. nt

[Honeycombe8]

35. Yeah, I thought that Cooper had let his professionalism go at that moment.

He got carried away. There was a better way to express the thought. That sort of thing is unusual for Cooper, ever the broadcaster with pinache, class, and decorum. So it was unlike him. He is obviously really upset over Trump, as so many are.

[yurbud]

41. he was wrong to say that. Trump isn't athletic enough to climb on his desk.

[Boomerproud]

42. Cooper should have interupted Lord by saying "Remember when your guy said he could

shoot someone on 5th avenue and no one would care."? Defend THAT Jeffy (and btw, does he travel with that photo of St. Ronnie that is always in the camera shot).