JD Vance caught on hot mic joking about Donald Trump's record-breaking 99-minute long address to Congress

JD Vance was speaking to Mike Johnson before Trump's address when he unwittingly joked about how long it would be and without realizing that the mic was on
UPDATED MAR 6, 2025
JD Vance was caught on hot mic joking about how long Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress will be (Getty Images)
JD Vance was caught on hot mic joking about how long Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress will be (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: Vice President JD Vance was caught on a hot mic with House Speaker Mike Johnson joking about the length of Donald Trump’s record-breaking 99-minute long speech.

Vance was speaking to the House Speaker before the address when he unwittingly shared his thought about how long it would be but did not realize that the mic was on, the Irish Star reported.



 

JD Vance jokes about Donald Trump's record-breaking 99-minute address

In a clip that has gone viral across social media, JD Vance could be seen leaning in and muttering something in Mike Johnson’s ear. He then told the House Speaker, "By the way, I think the speech is going to be great. But I don’t know how you do this for 90 minutes."

In the clip, Johnson was seen shaking his head as he replied, "The hardest thing was doing it during Biden when his speech was a stupid campaign speech."

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agenda. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on March 4, 2025, in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Johnson realized the microphone was on while he was speaking as he tried to push it away, per the outlet.

Meanwhile, Trump's speech to Congress became the longest in history given by a president, lasting a total of 99 minutes.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House (R-LA) applaud behind. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agenda. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on March 4, 2025, in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump used his speech to continue his relentless campaign to reshape the nation's economic, immigration, and foreign policy landscape, per the outlet.

Moreover, he also pushed for the policies he pledged to implement during his election campaign and his early return to office.



 

This was the vice president's second slip-up in just two days. On Tuesday, March 4, he was condemned for mocking the UK and France’s military might during an interview with Fox News, according to the Irish Star.

Vance called for Ukraine to accept Trump’s plans for a peace deal, which could favor Russia, when he seemed to insult some of the US' closest allies, per the outlet.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) applaud behind. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agenda. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol on March 4, 2025, in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Vance said, "If you want real security guarantees, if you want to actually ensure that Vladimir Putin does not invade Ukraine again, the very best security guarantee is to give Americans economic upside in the future of Ukraine."

He continued, "That is a way better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 or 40 years."

However, he later backtracked and claimed he did not mention the UK or France and added that his comments were not aimed at either nation.

JD Vance trolled after his hot mic moment with Mike Johnson 

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during an interview with political commentator Mercedes Schlapp at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 20, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. The annual four-day gathering brings together conservative U.S. lawmakers, international leaders, media personalities and businessmen to discuss and champion conservative ideas. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Vice President JD Vance speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel and Convention Center on February 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Maryland (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

JD Vance was trolled online after he was caught on a hot mic joking about the length of Donald Trump’s record-breaking 99-minute long speech with House Speaker Mike Johnson.

An X user posted, "You have to have some self awareness here I mean you have to," while another asked, "You don’t see the irony in this?"



 



 

One person stated, "This s*** is staged af," whereas another wrote, "Turned America into the comedy club. A s*** comedy club."



 



 

One individual remarked, "They are as bad as actors as they bad as politicians," while another added, "You know, this is disappointing. The Republicans are the party of division."



 



 

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