It’s official: Bill Weld simply cannot catch a break.
Weld, the new Libertarian vice presidential choice, was interrupted multiple times by a fire alarm during an interview on MSNBC Wednesday morning with host Jose Diaz-Balart.
The former Republican and Massachusetts governor incurred the wrath of the siren as he talked up the Libertarian ticket, which is led by former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, and hit back against the notion that they are on the “fringe.”
“Governor, I’m having a little problem with a siren going off right now, but, uh …” Diaz-Balart said as the siren blared in the background. “Let me see if we can work on this, and it’s live television and I apologize for that.”
The host went on to ask Weld about his comparison of Trump’s plan to deport millions of illegal immigrants to the Holocaust and whether it is “appropriate.”
“Oh I think it’s completely appropriate,” Weld said, with sirens continuing to sound. “Rounding up and deporting 11 million people, they’d be hiding in attics to not get found and sent back to Mexico. It would remind me of Anne Frank hiding in the attic.”
He also compared Trump’s proposed border wall to the Berlin Wall, adding that Trump is on the wrong side of history before sirens starting howling once again.
“Governor, I’m still having a problem with this audio. We’re going to take a short break,” Diaz-Balart said, inviting Weld back for the next segment. Weld stayed on the show, but spoke with MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki to avoid the sirens emanating from Diaz-Balart’s Miami studio.
This is the second time in as many days Weld was cut short during an appearance on MSNBC. Weld, along with Johnson, were cut off soon after kicking off an interview on Tuesday’s “MTP Daily” when former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called in to do a phone interview with Chris Hayes. The two then came back and spoke to “Meet The Press” moderator Chuck Todd for another eight minutes.
Weld became Johnson’s running mate on Sunday at the Libertarian convention, both winning their spots on the ticket on the second ballot.
