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White House makes astonishing claim about ‘giggling’ on Trump’s C-Span call
The Independent • • world
Key Points:
- The White House explained the woman's laughter heard at the start of President Trump's C-SPAN call as "leftover audio from a previous caller who had not disconnected yet."
- The brief audio glitch occurred during an eight-minute interview, with neither Trump nor host Mimi Geerges addressing the laughter on air.
- Social media and late-night comedians speculated about the identity of the laughing woman, with some suggesting she was the president’s personal aide.
- Trump later disputed a New York Times report claiming his call was unannounced, stating the call was fully scheduled and arranged as a favor to C-SPAN.
- The Independent has reached out to the White House for further comment on the incident.
