‘What’s Going On Now?’ Chris Matthews Struggles to Turn Off Cell Phone on First Day of MS NOW

Sean James Nov 15th, 2025, 2:50 pm

Hey, everyone gets to make a mistake on their first day, right?

A self-inflicted technical error hit MS Now on Saturday, just hours into its rebrand from MSNBC, when Chris Matthews struggled to turn off his cell phone live on air while he was appearing on Alex Witt Reports .

Matthews could be seen lunging for his phone off-camera soon after the ringer started going off while he and Witt discussed a heavy topic — dead sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein .

“What’s wrong here?” Matthews sighed and said.

“I can hear your phone, you can just try to turn that off,” Witt instructed him. “Can you still hear me, because I’d love to ask you this question.”

“What’s

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