President Donald Trump appeared briefly stunned Friday afternoon when he was struck in the face by a reporter's microphone.Video posted on social media showed the president taking questions before boarding Air Force One as he departs from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

A different kind of mic drop? President Donald Trump had a close encounter with some audio equipment when a boom microphone accidentally connected with the president’s face while he was answering questions from the press at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

President Trump was inadvertently struck in the face by a boom microphone Friday as he fielded questions from reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. The fuzzy end of the extended microphone – sometimes referred to as a “dead cat” in the industry – struck the 45th and 47th president in the mouth and slid across part of his face as he closed his eyes and leaned back to avoid further contact.

President Donald Trump’s comedic interaction with a reporter went viral Friday when a media question and answer session took an unexpected turn. Trump was taking questions from the press on the Joint Base Andrews tarmac in Maryland when the moment occurred.

A female reporter accidentally shoved her boom microphone into US President Donald Trump's face during a briefing at Joint Base Andrews. The moment triggered disapproving glare, raised eyebrows from the US president.

US President Donald Trump stared down a reporter and joked after he had been accidentally hit in the face with a microphone during a press conference in the US state of Maryland.