Random Most Embarrassing Instances of Famous People Forgetting Their Mic Was On (20 items)

(#9) Carly Fiorina Says Barbara Boxer's Hair Is 'So Yesterday' Before Interview

The morning after winning the California Republican Senate Primary in 2010, Carly Fiorina messed up real bad with a petty comment about her opponent, incumbent Senator Barbara Boxer. During preparations for an interview with a CNN affiliate, Fiorina was caught laughing at Boxer's hairstyle to her aides. She lost even more points with the people of California by trying to laugh it off and saying that criticizing female politicians' looks "goes with the territory" on Fox News. Ultimately, Fiorina lost to Boxer.
(#10) David Cameron Caught Talking Smack About Other Countries at Queen's Birthday Party

Before an international anti-corruption summit in 2016, British Prime Minister David Cameron was caught telling the Queen of England that the other countries in attendance were "fantastically corrupt." The conversation took place during her 90th birthday celebration at Buckingham Palace. As if that wasn't bad enough, he singled out specific countries, Afghanistan and Nigeria, as being especially corrupt.
(#2) Donald Trump Accidentally Reveals His Rapey FlirtingTactics

On October 7, 2016, The Washington Post published details of a recording of Donald Trump having a very rapey conversation with Access Hollywood host Billy Bush just before appearing on Days of Our Lives in 2005. The conversation, which Trump didn't know was recorded, begins with The Donald saying, “I moved on her and I failed. I’ll admit it... I did try and f*ck her. She was married." The tape was recorded not long after Trump married Melania.
Upon noticing Days star Arianne Zucker, with whom Trump acted in his scene, Bush said “Your girl’s hot as sh*t, in the purple."
Trump replied, “Yes! The Donald has scored... I’ve gotta use some tic tacs, just in case I start kissing her.. You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful. I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything.”
“Whatever you want,” replied someone, probably Bush.
“Grab them by the p*ssy. You can do anything,” Trump declared, failing to specify how you grab someone by a cavity.
Trump responded to the publication of the conversation by saying, among other things, "Bill Clinton has said far worse to me on the golf course - not even close." Memo to Trump: Hillary Clinton is running for president. Not Bill. Hillary.
(#4) Chris Matthews Creeps on Melania Trump During MSNBC Broadcast

During MSNBC's 2016 coverage of Donald Trump's primary victory speech in Indiana, Chris Matthews was caught on a live mic making some repulsively sexist comments about Melania Trump. MSNBC co-anchor Brian Williams quickly cut to a commercial. Matthews received widespread criticism for being sexist and creepy, but that's nothing new for him. He's been making crude comments about women for years.
(#16) Barack Obama Calls Kanye West 'a Jackass'

That's right. President Barack Obama called rapper Kanye West a bad word on video. In 2009, following West's famous "Swiftus interruptus" speech at the MTV Video Music Awards, Obama was accidentally caught calling the rapper "a jackass" in an off-the-record comment during a CNBC interview. Obama never apologized and stood by his original comment years later.
(#15) Joe Biden Drops an F-Bomb During the Signing of the Affordable Care Act

Vice President Joe Biden is famous for two things: doing whatever he wants and loving ice cream. In 2010, however, he put his foot - not cookies and cream - in his mouth after telling President Barack Obama that passing his controversial bill to overhaul health care was "a big f*cking deal." While he tried to muffle it by whispering very quietly at the White House signing ceremony, the mics still picked it up on live TV.