CNN has issued an apology after a tape was leaked where one of its producers can be heard joking about President-elect Donald Trump’s plane crashing.
CNN has issued an apology after a tape was leaked where one of its producers can be heard joking about President-elect Donald Trump’s plane crashing.
Business Insider reports that the incident occurred on Thursday as national correspondent Suzanne Malveaux was getting ready to broadcast live from the Carrier plant in Indiana.
A video posted to YouTube by FTVLive’s Scott Jones shows Malveaux on screen and an off-camera voice telling her that Trump is expected to be “landing any minute.”
The unidentified woman then indicates signals she plans to use to communicate his progress and jokes at one point, “That means his plane’s crashed.”
But she quickly states, “No, I’m kidding.”
Malveaux can be seen responding with a shocked look before smiling.
As a result of this exchange, CNN has released a statement saying, “An unfortunate and inappropriate remark was made by one of our producers off camera yesterday. We have apologized to the Trump transition team, and the producer has been disciplined.”
