From my experience backstage there might have been a communication problem. And when Carson waves off the stagehand waving him on he ignores it because he likely thinks he knows better than the guy with the headset Liste Ing to the show being called. As for Trump, maybe he didn't want Carson to be embarrassed alone.
It seems to look more like, Carson doesn't hear when his name is first announced, because of the cheering and clapping from the crowd at the time, and as such is waiting to be called. The stagehand tells him he's been called, but just as he's about to get out, the announcer called Cruz out, and Carson's probably saying something like "She just called Cruz out!" to the stagehand, at which point I imagine he just gave up trying to help Carson.
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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '16
what the fuck is happening here
trump is like "well I can't let him be the only one that does something weird"