CNN’s Anderson Cooper had the best response to loyal Donald Trump backer Jeffrey Lord

Anderson Cooper has stunned viewers in response to a Trump supporter on his CNN show.

President Trump surrogate Jeffrey Lord has appeared on his 60 Minutes show repeatedly over the past year – but this time they came to blows.

Lord was on the show to defend Trump after he reportedly called FBI ex-director James Comey a “nut job” in a White House meeting with Russia officials.

The Republican commentator was steadfast in his defence of the 45th president.

Lord went: “I don’t care what he says to the Russians. I mean, he’s the president of the United States,” Lord said.

“If he wants to say that, if Barack Obama wants to say whatever, if George Bush says I looked in his eyes…”

However, Cooper left the airwaves stunned with his response to the Trump supporter.

Cooper responded by saying: “If Trump took a dump on his desk you’d defend it”

This week's intense news cycle might have been a bit much for CNN's Anderson Cooper ?https://t.co/GF4Vulu4ZW pic.twitter.com/suPCbhDYCZ

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) May 20, 2017

While Lord appeared to see the funny side of the remark, the news anchor appeared to regret his comments swiftly.

He later apologised for the off-the-cuff remarks, writing: “I regret the crude sentence i spoke earlier tonight and followed it up by apologising on air.

“It was unprofessional. I am genuinely sorry.”

I regret the crude sentence i spoke earlier tonight and followed it up by apologizing on air. It was unprofessional. I am genuinely sorry.

— Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) May 20, 2017

Cooper became the first out gay moderator of a presidential debate last year.

The live slip-up was out of character for the host, who has been ardently non-partisan.

Mr Cooper recently revealed that he doesn’t even cast a vote in the election.

He told Howard Stern: “I don’t think I’m going to vote… I don’t think reporters should vote.

He continued: “A lot of reporters don’t vote. It’s a thing.

“I’ve had the debate. There have been years where I have voted because sometimes I thought maybe I should.

“I’ve gone back and forth on it. I don’t want to be influenced one way or the other.”

He continued: “I believe people should vote, but my role is to ask questions.

“I don’t like feeling like I’ve taken a stand. I think it’s something you actively need to fight against [as a reporter].”