Dallas Mavericks owner and billionaire businessman Mark Cuban had an abrupt stop to a Fox News interview after being interrupted by a Skype call from an ex-Obama adviser.
Fox News host Dana Perino asked Cuban how he would gradually reopen the U.S. economy amid the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
“What about, you know, somebody like the Bruins owner, Jeremy Jacobs, he’s taken some heat. He’s a billionaire himself, but people there are going to be laid off. Temporary furloughs, indefinite salary reductions, is that the type of brand hit you’re talking about?” Perino asked.
“Exactly, I mean, there’s no sympathy for anybody that’s wealthy. Now, I’m not going to speak for him. I don’t know his personal situation, but I’ve told all of my companies, ‘We’re going to keep all of our people on,” Cuban began before being interrupted by a Skype call from ex-Obama economic adviser Robert Wolf.
The interruption prompted laughter from Perino. “I think that he was getting a call there. Looks like it might’ve been from somebody really important,” she said.
The interview came to an abrupt end, and Perino thanked the billionaire for appearing.
