For anyone who hasn't heard the term, a 'hot mic' moment is when someone is done speaking on a microphone, but them makes an offhanded comment to themselves or someone, intended to be private, that is picked up by the mic and heard by everyone
For anyone who hasn't heard the term, a 'hot mic' moment is when someone is done speaking on a microphone, but them makes an offhanded comment to themselves or someone, intended to be private, that is picked up by the mic and heard by everyone
"Major League Asshole" was big for a while: https://youtu.be/M8w7Yz1Htz4?si=I2u3tFeKARfqHeZW , but it clearly didn't derail Bush's campaign.