CNN's Anderson Cooper cracks up during segment on Trump family's gold merch

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper couldn't keep himself together while reading the mission statement for the Trump family's gold phone.

Cooper was doing a segment about Trump-branded gold merch, including his coin, sneakers, and phone. According to Cooper, the $499 gold-plated phone reportedly started shipping nearly a year after buyers made deposits to receive it.

"While originally marketed as being 'Made in the USA,' they're now being touted as designed with American values in mind," Cooper said, adding "Sorry" for letting a laugh slip before he could finish. "We should just pause and reflect on that claim for a minute: 'Designed with American values in mind.' I don't know what that means. Somebody was thinking about America when they decided to hawk these?"

He noted, "Experts say they closely resemble a phone made in China, but somehow, they were made with American values in mind."

As he turned to his panel, Cooper mocked the "American values" line, telling them, "This desk, by the way, was made with America in mind."

Political pundit Van Jones described the coins as "Kindergarten during COVID: no class."