On Friday, CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin let out an exasperated sigh when he learned that President Donald Trump is talking about the migrant caravan more than the economy because economic talk is “not exciting.”

“I don’t even get why he’s talking about this stuff at all,” Toobin said, referring to caravan and immigration talk during the panel discussion. “I mean the economy is booming. We have — the American economy doesn’t get any better than this. The unemployment rate is under 4%. Why is he telling lies about immigration when he could be telling the truth about the economy… It’s just so bizarre.”

Host Wolf Blitzer then provided a Trump quote to answer that very question.

“This is what President Trump himself said today, I’m reading his words, he’s not talking that much about it because, quote, sometimes it is not as exciting to talk about the economy,” Trump said.  “That’s why he is talking about immigration, the migrants and all of that, because talking about the economy is not that exciting.”

“Oh, God. Is that real?” Toobin said, dramatically putting his head down and sighing. “I mean I know you’re obviously quoting him correctly and he’s the one who’s President of the United States, not me, but why is he doing it? That is a ridiculous reason, that the economy is boring.”

Watch above, via CNN

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