CNN’s Laura Coates THROWS DOWN With Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary in Heated Trump Debate: ‘I Have a Wonderful Voice and It Won’t Be Talked Over!’
CNN anchor Laura Coates snapped at Shark Tank host Kevin O’Leary on Monday evening after he refused to stop talking in defense of former President Donald Trump.
Reacting to New York Attorney General Letitia James’ remarks that she would ask a judge to seize Trump’s assets if he failed to pay his $464 million judgement, O’Leary ranted:
What a great message to send out all around the world. Take a claim where there was no monies lost– There was no fraud here in the context of actually people losing money. Deutsche Bank who made the loan was made whole. And let’s make a penalty of half a billion dollars against a crime apparently where no monies were lost. Great message for New York. Great message for America.
O’Leary continued, “A horrible message to everybody around the world watching this. Absolutely horrific,” as Coates interrupted. “Well wait, Kevin. Kevin, hold on a second. Kevin.”
As O’Leary ignored Coates and continued to speak, the CNN anchor snapped, “I have a wonderful voice and it won’t be talked over! Kevin O’Leary, I would like to hear what you have to say but– What are you doing?”
“It is the Laura Coates Live show and I am speaking!” Coates continued as O’Leary refused to back down. “It’s Laura Coates Live, and hello, my name is Laura Coates.”
CNN economics and political commentator Catherine Rampell then weighed in, “Look, I’m surprised that Kevin is wasting his good name defending fraud and lies, which I am convinced, Kevin, you have not committed. I don’t understand why are you defending the actions of someone who has committed these actions.”
O’Leary – who has vowed never to invest in New York following the Trump ruling – previously got into a heated exchange with Coates in February during a similar discussion over Trump’s business practices.
Watch above via CNN.