CNN apologizes, disciplines producer after employee was caught on hot mic joking about Trump’s plane crashing

CNN on Friday apologized after one of its producers was caught on a hot mic making a joke about President-elect Donald Trump’s plane crashing.

“An unfortunate and inappropriate remark was made by one of our producers off camera yesterday,” a CNN representative told Business Insider in a statement. “We have apologized to the Trump transition team, and the producer has been disciplined.”

As correspondent Suzanne Malveaux prepared for a live shot at Carrier’s Indianapolis plant on Thursday, a producer was heard discussing various hand signals with her.

“That means his plane’s crashed – just kidding,” the producer said, prompting a stunned face from Malveaux.

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Trump has strongly criticized CNN for months.

During the campaign he referred to the outlet as the "Clinton News Network," and, according to reports, he criticized its president during a recent closed-door meeting with top television executives.