London (AP) – Watch the power of a humble hot microphone.
The Sound of Sound, a descendant of 150 years ago, added to its long history of cutting out the most scripted political glasses on Monday, when it captured more than two minutes of President Donald Trump. Eight European leaders Chitchats around a White House press conference on their talks to end the Russian war in Ukraine. The outstanding quote came from Trump himself to French President Emmanuel Macron, even before everyone sat down. The US President reflects his comments Meetings in Alaska With Russian President Vladimir Putin: “I think He wants to do a deal for meyou realize it’s so crazy you can hear it. ”
How politics and diplomacy sounds when principals think no one is listening can reveal a lot about the character, humor and humanity of our leaders. As public figures, they have long known that the rest of us are learning more and more in the era of CCTV. I’m looking forward to privacy realistically.
“Whenever I hear about the hot mic moment, my first response is that this is what they really think and they haven’t passed the external communication filter,” said Bill McGowan, founder and CEO of Clarity Media Group in New York. “That’s why people love it so much. There’s nothing more authentic than what people say with a hot microphone.”
Assume that the microphone (or camera) is always on
Hot mics that are often present in videos bothersome and real leaders long before social media. On a weekly radio address soundcheck in 1984, US President Ronald Reagan is famously joking about attacking the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War.
“My fellow Americans,” Reagan noticed that he had no idea that the practice execution was being recorded. “I’m glad to recommend that you sign a law that prohibits Russia forever. We will begin the bombing in five minutes.” The Soviet Union didn’t think it was interesting, and condemned it in light of the consequential subject at hand.
Putin also gained the danger of a live microphone. In 2006 he was quoted in Russian media making jokes about Israel’s president. The Kremlin said Putin had no joke about rape and that his meaning was lost in translation.
Hot mic moments may contain no words at all. Presidential candidate Al Gore was widely parodied I get mad and breathe because I hear so much In his discussion with George W. Bush in 2000, in others, the words that were spoken for all to hear are profanity.
Bush was told that a New York Times reporter was told by his running fellow Dick Cheney that he was in the “Major League A-hole.”
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Obama was caught on South Korean cameras and told then-Russian president Dmitri Medvedev that he has “more flexibility” to solve his last sensitive issue after the 2012 presidential election. That year’s Obama rival, Republican Mitt Romney, was called the “Subbing to the Kremlin” exchange.
“Sometimes, the most obvious of everything is the defenseless moment.” said in a statementcalling the incident “Hot Microphone Diplomacy.”
Live microphones picked up name covering and gossip, even in the most polite circles.
In 2022, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was known for his debate and gentle and measured responses; I got caught up in a hot microphone When questioning Congress, he throws rival politicians aside who called “such arrogant PR-“.
In 2005, then-French President Jacques Chillac was recorded for his disgust due to British cuisine when he visited Russia. Talking to Putin and Gerhard Schroeder, he heard that, according to widely reported statements, worse foods can only be found in Finland.
King Charles III of England chose to deal with his hot microphone moments with humor. In 2022, right after his coral crown Charles I lost patience with a leaky pen While signing documents in a live feed. He can hear a moan: “Oh, God, I hate this!” and mutter, “I can’t stand this bloody thing… every hour of stinking.”
It wasn’t the first pen that bothered him. In his speech next year, he said that his ability to enjoy himself is well known.
Trump probably owns the ultimate hot mic moment
The US president may prefer to “say as it is,” and sometimes not publicly controlled, famously for blasphemy. It makes him popular among several supporters.
But even he struggled to cover up the comments he made before he became a candidate “Access Hollywood” on tape It put his campaign at risk with the final stretch of the 2016 presidential election. Trump seemed unaware that the microphone was recording.
Trump boasted of trying to kiss, grope and have sex with a woman who wasn’t his wife in a recording obtained by the Washington Post and NBC News, and aired just two days before his discussion with Hillary Clinton. The celebrity businessman boasted, “When you’re a star, they let you do it.”
With major supporters balking, Trump has issued an apology “if someone gets offended,” and his campaign has dismissed the comment as a “locker room joke.”
However, on Monday, chattering at both ends of the East Room press conference gave observers a glimpse into the diplomatic game.
Ukrainian president was fired unexpectedly from the White House in March Volodymyr Zelenskyy Currently, I was sitting at the table with Trump and seven European colleagues: Macron, NATO executive director Mark Latte, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Finland President Alexander Stabb, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Prime Minister Friedrich Merz, and British Prime Minister Kiel Starmer.
Trump praised Macron for his tan. He said Stubb is a good golfer. He asked if anyone wanted to ask the press questions when the White House pool was hospitalized in the room before it ran through. European leaders smiled at the screams and shuffles.
Stubb asked Trump “I go through this every day.”
Trump replied, “Always.”
Meloni said he didn’t want to talk to the Italian press. But she noted that Trump is a game.
“He loves it. He loves it, right?” she said.
