I agree with Bernie & others that anyone making a speech at this level should hand the phone to an assistant if they can’t turn it off.
If he needs help speaking correctly, then he needs an ear-piece and/or a teleprompter.
I have taken calls in meetings from my spouse, but my single syllable answer clued her in that I couldn’t talk and she usually hung up – if it truly was urgent, then I excused myself and went out of the meeting to talk. These were internal business meetings with co-workers. I have never interrupted a meeting with clients (the cell phone is locked in my desk or car), and wouldn’t dream of interrupting a meeting that was televised like this.
Rudy knows better – now he needs to start acting like he would expect anyone on his staff to act.
