Christine O'Donnell walks off Piers Morgan for being 'rude'

Former Delaware U.S. Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell stormed off the set of "Piers Morgan Tonight" Wednesday, apparently objection to the CNN host's questions about gay marriage.


"I’m not being weird, you’re being a little rude," said to the host, right before storming off the program's set.


“Ms. O'Donnell wasn't happy about me quizzing her re views on witchcraft and sex. But really flipped at gay marriage Qs. Ripped mike and fled,” Morgan tweeted shortly after the taping.


"My first ever walk-out in 25 years of interviews," Morgan continued. "I guess viewers can decide if I was 'rude' or not tonight at 9pm ET. #CNN"


The former Tea Party candidate became a late-night punchline after her "I'm You" campaign ad, where she denied accusions of witchcraft. During a "Good Morning America" appearance Tuesday morning to promote promote her book, "Troublemaker," O'Donnell admitted she regrets the now-famous ad.


"Trust your gut," O'Donnell said. "Trust your instincts."


O'Donnell's book was released Tuesday, and covers the goings-on of her 2010 campaign.


The trouble started when Morgan asked O'Donnell about a part of her book that discussed gay marriage. That's when O'Donnell accused him of "borderline being a little bit rude."


O'Donnell repeatedly urged Morgan to drop the topic of gay rights, but Morgan would not back down, asking another question about the Pentagon's repeal of its "don't ask, don't tell" policy.


Morgan at one point looked as though he was trying to hold back a smile, and insisted, "I think I'm being rather charming and respectful."


O'Donnell said the gay marriage issue is not relevant or what she is championing, saying the book is meant to inspire the tea party movement to "bring America back to the second American revolution."


O'Donnell began looking off camera while asserting that Morgan should only ask her what she told him she wanted to talk about. At that point O'Donnell claimed she was being pulled away, as a handler tried to block the camera.


Morgan, for his part, didn't look particularly invested or bothered when he asked, "Where are you going? You're leaving?"


As O'Donnell removed her microphone she asked Morgan if he'd read the book, to which he said, "Yes, but these issues are in your book. That's my point. You do talk about them."


Then O'Donnell ended the interview.


Was Morgan being rude, as O'Donnell claimed? Or was O'Donnell being weird, as Morgan claimed? Watch the video and see for yourself.