Anderson Cooper tells Chris Sununu 'don't be a d--k' during clash over DOGE cuts

CNN's Anderson Cooper clashed with erstwhile GOP Gov. Chris Sununu connected Tuesday implicit the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) findings, arsenic the CNN big accused Sununu of putting words successful his mouth.

"It’s 23 days successful here, guys, 23 days. You’re talking astir 2.3 cardinal that was saved past year. These guys are redeeming 2.3 cardinal a day," Sununu said aft praising President Donald Trump and Elon Musk for transparency. "It’s each going to travel due to the fact that what they besides said was, if we person to spell to Congress, we’ll spell to Congress. We’ll amusement wherever it is."

Musk, the caput of DOGE, has been focused connected determining areas of national backing waste. Musk spoke to reporters from the Oval Office connected Tuesday and emphasized cutting national spending was "essential."

"He’s giving precise circumstantial things, but he’s not really giving immoderate grounds of that," Cooper pushed back. "But immoderate of the details that person travel retired like the $59 cardinal spent connected luxury hotels. It’s really not." 

CNN's Anderson Cooper clashes with erstwhile GOP Gov. Chris Sununu during an quality connected CNN connected Tuesday. (Screenshot/CNN)

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"You’re talking astir the FEMA wealth that was abused for migrants. That was FEMA wealth for migrants. That’s good now?" Sununu changeable back.

Cooper said helium didn't deliberation it was good and told Sununu, "Don’t enactment words successful my mouth."

The erstwhile New Hampshire politician asked Cooper if helium would halt that process. 

"Don’t beryllium a d--k. What I’m saying is the portrayal by him is conscionable not factually accurate. He’s talking astir luxury hotels," helium said, shaking his head. 

Elon Musk speaks arsenic President Donald Trump looks connected successful the Oval Office of the White House successful Washington, D.C., connected February 11, 2025. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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Alyssa Farah Griffin, a CNN commentator and co-host of "The View," interjected and said, "I deliberation the issue, too, is these are congressionally appropriated funds. I deliberation you and I, arsenic conservatives, could look for a batch of things successful the national fund we would beryllium much than blessed to spot done distant with. But I deliberation that determination person been things that person been presented arsenic 1 happening and past crook retired to beryllium thing precise different."

Later successful the show, Cooper apologized to Sununu. 

"I was mean, I was rude to you," Cooper said, astonishing the GOP governor. "I don't cognize wherefore I said that."

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"Are you kidding?" Sununu responded. "I grew up with 7 brothers and sisters, and I’m a Sununu."