'You're chuckling, congressman': CNN host tees up Dem to perform severe Trump putdown

CNN's Audie Cornish noticed a Democratic congressman's reaction to President Donald Trump floating a proposal to send out dividend checks funded by tariff revenues — and her comment teed up an unflattering comparison.

The president told reporters Monday that Americans might expect to see $2,000 dividend checks "next year sometime," although economists have expressed skepticism about nearly every aspect of the proposal and warned the payments would likely spike inflation again. Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY) laughed as video of Trump's remarks played on "CNN This Morning."

"You're just putting your head down and chuckling," Cornish noted. "What are you doing, congressman? We've got to talk."

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