Retired Gen. Wesley Clark throws his phone after it starts ringing during an interview with CNN's Jim Sciutto.

The 75-year-old Clark reacted to the ringing instinctually. He grabbed the offending phone and tossed it off-camera, where presumedly it wouldn’t interrupt him anymore.

He then apologized to host Jim Scuitto for the phone faux pas.

“Sorry about that,” he said.

However, Scuitto was impressed.

“That is the best reaction to a ring I’ve seen on the air. Nicely done, general,” Sciutto said with a chuckle.

Clark responded, “Thank you. They caught it, too,” before turning back to the topic at hand.