President Donald Trump was taking questions from reporters at Joint Base Andrews when a microphone out of the blue hit his face. Because the incident occurred, the reporters went quiet for a second earlier than one continued to ask the president a query.
Trump glared on the reporter for a second earlier than joking that “she simply made tv tonight.”
President Donald Trump reacts to being hit within the face with a increase mic whereas taking questions at Joint Base Andrews on March 14, 2025.
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The awkward second got here as Trump was taking a query about getting extra hostages out of Gaza. As he leaned in to listen to a reporter, a mic with a fuzzy overlaying often known as a “useless cat,” which will help muffle wind sounds, knocked into his lip and cheek. The mic operator will be heard apologizing after bumping the president.
“She simply made tv tonight,” Trump mentioned after briefly staring down the reporter. “She simply turned an enormous story tonight, proper? Did you see that?”
A increase microphone operator by accident hits President Donald Trump within the face.
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It isn’t clear who the mic operator was or which outlet she works for.
The incident rapidly went viral and garnered a spread of reactions. Some thought it was humorous, whereas others noticed it as an indication of disrespect.
“Unreal these folks. Have some respect,” Turning Level USA Founder and CEO Charlie Kirk wrote in a publish on X.
Lots of Trump’s supporters praised his response to the state of affairs, together with Kirk, who mentioned the president “dealt with it graciously.”
President Donald Trump lifts Elon Musk’s son, “Lil X,” onto the steps of Marine Pressure One on the South Garden on March 14, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump was headed to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Seashore, Florida for the weekend. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photos)
Earlier on Friday, Trump was seen stumbling up the steps to Marine One when his foot acquired caught as he was serving to Elon Musk’s 4-year-old son, X Æ A-12, into the plane. The video instantly went viral with many referring to the president as “Grandpa Trump.”
