President Donald Trump's call to C-SPAN upstaged by odd laughing woman

Laughter from an unidentified woman was heard during US President Donald Trump’s call to C-SPAN on Monday night, just as he began speaking on Washington Journal Primetime.

In a clip published by TMZ, host Mimi Geerges thanked Trump for joining the programme. A woman could be heard laughing as he began to respond, though she did not appear on camera. It was unclear whether the laughter came from Trump’s end of the call or from C-SPAN, or whether either Trump or Geerges heard it.

Neither acknowledged the interruption on air. They went on to discuss immigration, Iran and efforts in the House of Representatives to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The call was one of several recent media appearances by Trump, including an interview on 60 Minutes, following Republican losses in the US midterm elections.

Trump also recently suggested that UFC chief executive Dana White could become White House press secretary. White turned down the offer, according to TMZ.