CNN anchor Anderson Cooper told late night talk show host Stephen Colbert on Monday that he has muted President Donald Trump on Twitter.
Colbert first asked Cooper how his weekend was. Cooper said he had traveled to film a "60 Minutes" report before describing how he does not see the president's tweets anymore.
"I've actually muted the president on Twitter," Cooper said. "Don't tell him. I muted him."
"What? You can do that?" Colbert asked.
"Yeah, you know, when you get annoying people tweeting you, you don't want to delete because then that tells them you've deleted them," Cooper said. "So if you just mute them they think you're still following them, and you don't actually see their tweets."
Cooper then explained that he had not seen Trump's tweets over the weekend until he got back to work
"I get back on Sunday and I finally turn on my phone again. I'm like, 'What!'" Cooper said, referencing Trump's accusation that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower.
Cooper went on to say that CNN is an objective news source, Newsbusters reports, also noting some of Cooper's past praise for Obama.
