A Video Of Donald Trump Accidentally Being Hit In The Mouth By A Reporter's Microphone Is Going Viral
Trump recently stopped to talk to a group of reporters at Joint Base Andrews military airfield, but things didn't go exactly as planned.
While preparing to answer a question, Trump was accidentally smacked in the mouth by a reporter's boom mic.
and then a side-eye....
and ended with an eyebrow raise...
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"She made television tonight," Trump said.
"She just became a big story tonight, right? Did you see that?" he said to surrounding reporters.
As you can probably guess, the internet is obviously having a field day with this video:
"Coming soon after Microphone mishap," this person said alongside a photo of an edited bandage on Trump's chin.
Another person wrote, "It is so annoying how he is so funny. But, I feel like I can't even laugh because he is ruining the world."
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