
Given the following passage

"Myers spoke next and continued to read the script. Once it was West's turn to speak again, he said, "George Bush doesn't care about black people." At this point, telethon producer Rick Kaplan cut off the microphone and then cut away to Chris Tucker, who was unaware of the cut for a few seconds. Still, West's comment reached much of the United States.",

answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text.

Question: Why did Kaplan give the microphone to Tucker? 

Once it was West's turn to speak again, he said, "George Bush doesn't care about black people."
