{"id":24125,"date":"2025-03-15T18:06:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T18:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=24125"},"modified":"2025-03-15T18:06:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T18:06:58","slug":"trump-hit-in-the-face-with-microphone-quips-operator-became-a-big-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=24125","title":{"rendered":"Trump hit in the face with microphone, quips operator &#8216;became a big story&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0was taking questions from reporters at Joint Base Andrews when a microphone suddenly hit his face. As the incident occurred, the reporters went quiet for a moment before one continued to ask the president a question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Trump glared at the reporter for a moment before joking that &#8220;she just made television tonight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/343\/192\/trump-mic-sbs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/686\/384\/trump-mic-sbs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/672\/378\/trump-mic-sbs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1344\/756\/trump-mic-sbs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/931\/523\/trump-mic-sbs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1862\/1046\/trump-mic-sbs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/trump-mic-sbs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/trump-mic-sbs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1200\/675\/trump-mic-sbs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"President Trump reacts to being hit with a boom mic\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>President Donald Trump reacts to being hit in the face with a boom mic while taking questions at Joint Base Andrews on March 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The awkward moment came as Trump was taking a question about getting more hostages out of Gaza. As he leaned in to hear a reporter, a mic with a fuzzy covering known as a &#8220;dead cat,&#8221; which can help muffle wind sounds, knocked into his lip and cheek. The mic operator can be heard apologizing after bumping the president.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She just made television tonight,&#8221; Trump said after briefly staring down the reporter. &#8220;She just became a big story tonight, right? Did you see that?&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-mic-face.gif, https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-mic-face.gif 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-mic-face.gif, https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-mic-face.gif 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-mic-face.gif, https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-mic-face.gif 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-mic-face.gif, https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-mic-face.gif 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-mic-face.gif\" alt=\"President Trump hit with a boom mic\" width=\"2025\" height=\"03\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>A boom microphone operator accidentally hits President Donald Trump in the face.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It is not clear who the mic operator was or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which outlet<\/a>\u00a0she works for.<\/p>\n<p>The incident quickly went viral and garnered a range of reactions. Some thought it was funny, while others saw it as a sign of disrespect.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unreal these people. Have some respect,&#8221; Turning Point USA Founder and CEO Charlie Kirk wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-media twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-embed\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1900685111823397257&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2Ftrump-hit-face-microphone-quips-operator-became-big-story&amp;sessionId=d01eca6a7e8ca8a6d4236918074bb5d0373c4fbf&amp;siteScreenName=foxnews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1900685111823397257\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Many of Trump&#8217;s supporters praised his reaction to the situation, including Kirk, who said the president &#8220;handled it graciously.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/343\/192\/trump-and-lil-x.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/686\/384\/trump-and-lil-x.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/672\/378\/trump-and-lil-x.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1344\/756\/trump-and-lil-x.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/931\/523\/trump-and-lil-x.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1862\/1046\/trump-and-lil-x.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/trump-and-lil-x.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/trump-and-lil-x.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1200\/675\/trump-and-lil-x.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"President Donald Trump lifts Elon Musk's son, &quot;Lil X,&quot; onto the steps of Marine Force One\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>President Donald Trump lifts Elon Musk&#8217;s son, &#8220;Lil X,&#8221; onto the steps of Marine Force One on the South Lawn on March 14, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump was headed to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida for the weekend.\u00a0\u00a0(Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0was taking questions from reporters at Joint Base Andrews when a microphone suddenly hit his face. 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