President Donald Trump was asking a question from a reporter at Andrews' co-base when Mike suddenly hit him in the face. When the incident occurred, the reporter was quiet for a moment, then continued to ask the president questions.
Trump glares at the reporter for a while before joking, “I just made TV tonight.”
President Donald Trump responds to being hit in the face with a booming microphone while asking questions at Andrews' joint base on March 14, 2025.
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A troublesome moment came as Trump was asking questions about kicking out more hostages from Gaza. He leaned down to listen to the reporter and the fuzzy covering microphone known as the “Dead Cat” helps to sniff the wind and knock on his lips and cheeks. The microphone operator can be heard apologise after hitting the president.
“She just made TV tonight,” Trump said after a brief gaze at the reporter. “She's just become a big story tonight, right?”
The boom microphone operator accidentally attacks President Donald Trump in the face.
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It is not clear who the microphone operator is or which outlets are working.
The incident quickly spread through word of mouth and received mixed reactions. Some found it interesting, while others saw it as a sign of disrespect.
“Make these people unrealistic. Give me some respect,” Charlie Kirk, founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, wrote in X's post.
Many Trump supporters praised his reaction to the situation, including Kirk, who said the president “treated it carefully.”
President Donald Trump lifts Elon Musk's son, “Lil X,” onto the South Lawn Marine's stairs in Washington, DC on March 14, 2025. Trump headed to Marlago in Palm Beach, Florida over the weekend. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Earlier on Friday, Trump was seen stumbling down the Marines' stairs when his leg was caught as he was helping Elon Musk's 4-year-old son, xæa-12, onto an aircraft. The video quickly went viral, with many calling the president “Grandpa Trump.”
