Donald Trump kept his compare when a boom microphone whacked him in the face during a press gaggle at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
The US President was addressing the media before leaving the DC-area following his speech at the Department of Justice Friday in which he slammed the press.
However, Trump was in high spirits as he got ready to leave the area and took a question about the situation in the Middle East.
All of the sudden, the reporter’s boom microphone – a mobile, soft, fuzzy but large mic that allows reporters to get sound when people are moving around – hit Trump in the mouth.
Trump had to close his eyes to avoid further contact and leaned away from the boom.
Eventually, however, he was able to see the funny side as it got moved further back from the president.
‘She just made television tonight. She just became a big story tonight,’ Trump said of the mic operator.
He asked while unable to stop from laughing: ‘Did you see that?’
Trump was praised by his supporters for how he dealt with the awkward scenario on camera.
‘A reporter just HIT President Trump with a microphone. But 47 handled it like a PRO,’ wrote one.
Others were a little more concerned that the mic was able to get so close to the president.
‘President Trump was just smacked in the face by a reporter’s boom mic. Unreal these people. Have some respect,’ said Trump booster Charlie Kirk, who added that the president handled it ‘gracefully.’
