Anderson Cooper laughs as CNN kills GOP strategist's mic mid-defense of Trump

A Republican strategist's comments were sent into the abyss Wednesday on CNN as producers ended a segment while he was trying to respond to a Democratic strategist's claim.

David Urban, a Republican political operative, joined former Obama speechwriter David Axelrod on CNN's "AC360" on Wednesday, where the group discussed the upcoming November midterm elections. Host Anderson Cooper shared recent polling data showing that President Donald Trump's job approval has continued to sink since the war in Iran began in late February, and asked the two analysts for their reactions.

Axelrod argued that the polling showed Republicans will have to "thwart history" in November to grow their majority in Congress. He noted that there have been only two elections since the 1940s in which the incumbent party gained seats in Congress during the midterms.

He argued that there is "no indication" that the Republicans will be able to pull off that feat this time around.

Urban began arguing that "Trump is a president that defies gravity..." as CNN cut his microphone and ended the segment, prompting Cooper to laugh.