Tuesday’s installment of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 was a little spicier than usual as Cooper implored former New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu not to “be a dick” as he defended DOGE’s efforts to cut government waste. Cooper would later apologize, and Sununu, being a good sport, played it off as not a big deal.
Addressing Cooper and his fellow panelists, The View’s Alyssa Farah Griffin and former CNN legal analyst-turned Zoom masturbator-turned author and man trying to rehabilitate his image, Jeffrey Toobin, Sununu lauded DOGE’s work, “It is 23 days in here, guys, 23 days. You're talking about $2.3 billion that was saved last year. These guys are saving $2.3 billion a day. That's incredible.”
Toobin wasn’t convinced, “That's what they're saying. But where's the proof?”
Sununu shot back, “You're waiting—you’re not going to be satisfied until he shows up with 10,000 pages—”
Cooper then joined in on Toobin’s side, “He's giving very specific things, but he's not actually giving any evidence of that.”
Holding his ground, Sununu recalled, “It's all going to come because what they also said was, if we have to go to Congress, we will go to Congress.” Cooper still wasn’t convinced, “But where are some of the details that have come out, like the, you know, $59 million spent on luxury hotels. It's actually not—”
Sununu interjected, “You're talking about the FEMA money that was used for migrants? That was FEMA money for migrants. That's okay now?”
By now, the two men were talking over each other as Cooper added, “No, I'm not saying it's okay. I'm not saying it's okay. Don't put words in my mouth, while Sununu wondered, “So, would you stop that? Would you stop that process?”
Cooper then demanded of Sununu, “Don't be a dick. The portrayal—what I'm saying is the portrayal by him is just not factually accurate. He's talking about luxury hotels. I'm not in—look, I was in Hurricane Katrina. I saw what FEMA does.”
Later, as Cooper was concluding the segment, he declared that “Before we go, I want to apologize. I was mean, I was rude to you, and I never –”
Raising above it, Sununu interrupted, “Are you kidding? I grew up with seven brothers and sisters, and I'm a Sununu. I'm a former governor, you want to know what I'm normally called, that's one of the nicest things I've called all week, it's great.”
Cooper insisted, “No, but I invited you here and I—yes, I know, but no, I apologize, it's not, I don't know why I said that, I really do,” as Sununu joked, “It keeps it spicy, it keeps it hot, it's post eight o'clock, have some fun on CNN.”
With all that settled, the only question is why does CNN keep trying to normalize Toobin?
Here is a transcript for the February 11 show:
CNN Anderson Cooper 360
2/11/2025
8:12 PM ET
CHRIS SUNUNU: It is 23 days in here, guys, 23 days. You're talking about $2.3 billion that was saved last year. These guys are saving $2.3 billion a day. That's incredible.
JEFFREY TOOBIN: That's what they're saying. But where's the proof?
SUNUNU: You're waiting — you're not going to be satisfied until he shows up with 10,000 pages –
ANDERSON COOPER: He's giving very specific things, but he's not actually giving any evidence of that.
SUNUNU: It's all going to come because what they also said was, if we have to go to Congress, we will go to Congress.
COOPER: But where are some of the details that have come out, like the, you know, $59 million spent on luxury hotels. It's actually not –
SUNUNU: You're talking about the FEMA money that was used for migrants? That was FEMA money for migrants. That's okay now?
COOPER: No, I'm not saying it's okay. I'm not saying it's okay. Don't put words in my mouth.
SUNUNU: So, would you stop that? Would you stop that process?
COOPER: Don't be a dick. The portrayal — what I'm saying is the portrayal by him is just not factually accurate. He's talking about luxury hotels. I'm not in — look, I was in Hurricane Katrina. I saw what FEMA does.
SUNUNU: Until he sends you a personal text, you're not going to believe it, I guess.
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COOPER: Before we go, I want to apologize. I was mean, I was rude to you, and I never –
SUNUNU: Are you kidding? I grew up with seven brothers and sisters, and I'm a Sununu –
COOPER: No, but I invited you here and I –
SUNUNU: I'm a former governor, you want to know what I'm normally called, that's one of the nicest things I've called all week, it's great.
COOPER: Yes, I know, but no, I apologize, it's not, I don't know why I said that, I really do.
ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: We're all friends here.
COOPER: No, I mean — I admire –
SUNUNU: It keeps it spicy, it keeps it hot, it's post eight o'clock, have some fun on CNN.
COOPER: I don't want to do that.
