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What was the most catastrophic 'hot mic' moment in history?

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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

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“Major League Asshole” was big for a while: https://youtu.be/M8w7Yz1Htz4?si=I2u3tFeKARfqHeZW , but it clearly didn’t derail Bush’s campaign.

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