CNN anchor John Berman made an unfortunate blunder on Monday when talking about former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate.
The co-host of “New Day” was interviewing Senator Tina Smith, D-Minn., When the introduction of one of her questions became involuntarily graphic.
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“So you’re going to be watching the impeachment trial in the Senate of the former United States president, who was impeached for inciting an erection,” Berman said before taking an awkward pause and correcting himself. “Er, inciting the US Capitol insurrection.”
This is not the first time that a prominent figure has screwed up the word “insurrection” in the same way. Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, DN.Y. went viral last month after making a similar flub.
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“Make no mistake, there will be a trial and when that trial is over, senators will have to decide whether they believe Donald John Trump has incited the erection … the insurrection against the United States,” Schumer said in the Senate floor.
Trump’s Senate trial is scheduled to begin on February 9. The ex-president is expected to be acquitted of an “incitement to insurrection” article.