CNN's Jake Tapper caught on hot mic feuding with producer
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CNN’s Jake Tapper was caught on an awkward hot mic moment demanding a producer ‘get his show back’ after a communication error.

Tapper was reporting live from Anchorage, Alaska, following the meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

After the commercial break, viewers were brought back to anchor Anderson Cooper in the New York studio, as he attempted to transition back to Tapper.

But an agitated Tapper, unaware back on air, was heard grumbling: ‘I’m fine just give me my show back.’

Cooper gave a slight grin and humorously remarked, ‘Your show’s back!’ as a somewhat disoriented Tapper began his interview with California Senator Adam Schiff.

However, the situation worsened when Schiff informed Tapper that they had a connection issue, just as Tapper was questioning him about Ukraine’s role in the discussions between the political figures.

‘We’re having real comms problems today, I’m sorry about that. If anybody can hear me, let’s throw it back to New York’, Tapper said as the show returned to Cooper. 

Earlier on in their coverage Tapper also appeared to have been caught out again saying: ‘yes, she knows I went to Big Ray’s’, a clothing store in Anchorage.

Jake Tapper seemed flustered while reporting from Anchorage after the meeting between Trump and Putin

Jake Tapper seemed flustered while reporting from Anchorage after the meeting between Trump and Putin

Anderson Cooper cracked a smile before jokingly handing the show back to Tapper following his feud with a producer

Anderson Cooper cracked a smile before jokingly handing the show back to Tapper following his feud with a producer

The sit down between Trump and Putin came to an end after three-hours on Friday, with no immediate ceasefire or peace deal in place to end the war in Ukraine. 

 ‘We didn’t get there,’ President Trump acknowledged, ‘but we have a very good chance of getting there.’

In an extremely uncharacteristic move, Trump allowed Putin to speak first – at what had been billed as a bilateral press conference – and then didn’t answer a single question before shaking hands with Putin again and sauntering offstage.

Their whole appearance before the press lasted just 12 minutes following more than three hours of private conversation.

‘I’m going to start making a few phone calls and tell them what happened. But we had an extremely productive meeting, and many points were agreed to, and there are just a very few that are left,’ Trump said.

He added, ‘Some are not that significant. One is probably the most significant.’

During a sit-down with Sean Hannity taped in the room the summit occurred, the Fox News host asked if the president would reveal to him what that one issue is.

‘No, I’d rather not,’ Trump said. ‘I guess somebody is going to go public with it, they’ll figure it out, but no, I don’t want to do that. I want to see if we can get it done.’

The sit down between Trump and Putin came to an end after three-hours on Friday, with no immediate ceasefire or peace deal in place to end the war in Ukraine

The sit down between Trump and Putin came to an end after three-hours on Friday, with no immediate ceasefire or peace deal in place to end the war in Ukraine

Trump did tell Hannity that Putin appeared open to having a trilateral summit that included Zelensky.

In his opening statement, Putin flattered Trump by saying his assessment about the Ukraine war was true and that it never would have happened under Trump’s watch.

 Putin also placed blame on former President Joe Biden for the U.S.-Russia relationship unraveling, not his February 2022 invasion of America’s ally Ukraine.

The Russian leader didn’t back down on his claims that the Ukrainian invasion was justified.

‘As I’ve said the situation in Ukraine has to do with frontal threats of our security,’ Putin said.

The Russian President has long set his sights on pushing Russia’s borders to more closely resemble those of the USSR.   

Trump had gone into the summit saying here was a 25% chance that the summit would fail. 

He had also floated the idea of bringing Zelenskyy to Alaska for a subsequent, three-way meeting if things went well. It remains unclear what the next step is. 

Daily Mail has contacted CNN for comment on the hot mic moment involving Tapper. 

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