[Watch] Racoon Startles CNN’s White House Reporter Just Before Live Show

A video of a CNN reporter being interrupted by a racoon outside the White House, just before he was to go live, has gone viral.

The incident was caught on camera as the sudden appearance of the racoon — a medium-sized mammal found in North America — startled senior Washington correspondent Joe Johns, who can be heard shouting “get lost”.

He is seen throwing something at the mammal before facing the camera.

As per a C

NN report, Johns was about to go live with an update on President Donald Trump’s health when he spotted the raccoon.

Watch the video and some hilarious reactions here:

Johns addressed the plight of the racoons himself.
https://twitter.com/joejohnscnn/status/1313826799982391296?s=20

This is how Tweeple reacted to the viral video.

CBS News’s White House Correspondent Paula Reid also shared pictures of racoons attacking bags and equipment.