WATCH: Rick Santorum Hilariously Derails CNN Segment by Mishearing the Word ‘Tariffs’

Look, it’s hard talking politics on TV. You’ve got to have all of facts together, you need to make sure you’re articulating your points well…and then you have to make the best of things when accidents happen because of technological snafus.

Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum had an accidentally-funny moment today on CNN while he was participating in a discussion about GOP midterm candidates rushing to fall in line with President Donald Trump‘s agenda. At one point, CNN anchor Poppy Harlow asked Santorum if that strategy would really work for candidates trying to get the vote from constituencies that have been hurt by the president’s tariffs.

Apparently, the feed for Santorum wasn’t coming in clear since he couldn’t tell Harlow was asking him about tariffs. And that’s when things fell apart.

Harlow: Rick, could the tariffs complicate all of that?

Santorum: Did the what complicate all of that?

Harlow: Did the tariffs complicate all of that?

Santorum: I’m not catching that word for some reason

Harlow: Tariffs! Tariffs!

Santorum: Paris?

Harlow, at that point, cracked up.

“I hope this makes The Daily Show,” she said.

Watch above, via CNN.

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