CNN anchor Anderson Cooper on Monday said he actively avoids President Trump’s activity on Twitter and all the “drama” that comes with it.
At least as much as he can.
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On CBS’s “Late Show” with Stephen Colbert, Cooper said he has “muted” Trump’s Twitter account, meaning Cooper has set his own Twitter account to block him from viewing Trump’s messages.
“It was weird, though, because the president started tweeting at like 6:50-something a.m.,” Cooper said, referring to Trump’s Twitter messages over the weekend that accused former President Barack Obama of “wiretapping” him. “I had flown to Phoenix. I was doing an investigation for ’60 Minutes’ all weekend. And I’ve actually muted the president on Twitter.”
“Don’t tell him. I’ve muted him,” he said. “Yeah, you know, when you get annoying people tweeting you, you don’t want to delete [them] because then that tells them you’ve deleted them. So, if you just mute them, they think you’re still following them and you don’t actually see their tweets.”
The Washington Examiner has contacted CNN to confirm whether he was serious. But Cooper said he avoids Trump on Twitter to reduce his own anxiety, and that his staff keeps him informed of them.
“Look, I have people following him, so they tell me what he [says],” Cooper said. “I just don’t want to have that drama in my life.”
He added, “I have great respect for the president, I just don’t need to follow him on Twitter.”
