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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Potty-mouthed presidents - from Trump's F-bomb to Bush's one-finger salute, shocking moments world leaders were caught cursing on camera
World leaders are held in high regard by the public and expected to lead by example. They've guided nations through war, navigated national tragedy, and made decisions that have changed the course of history. But, even those in the most esteemed positions can have momentary lapses in composure. And, when a world leader loses their rag, it happens on a global stage - with millions watching - and it's usually over far more than spilled milk. Just days ago President Donald Trump publicly dropped the F-bomb in front of stunned reporters. He appeared to lose his cool, accusing both Israel and Iran of violating the ceasefire deal that he announced Monday evening. Although many may think it rare for an international leader to be caught off guard with the cameras rolling, that couldn't be further from the truth. From Trump's foul-mouthed tirade to George Bush's one-finger salute, here are some of the shocking times global figures have been caught swearing on camera. Biden insults reporter Former President Joe Biden landed himself in hot water in 2022 after he was heard calling a Fox News reporter a 'stupid son of a b****' on a hot mic. Biden made the comment at the tail end of an event meant to publicize his efforts to address supply-chain issues and tackle inflation. When he finished his prepared remarks, several reporters yelled out questions to the president – who was seated across the long East Room of the White House. He was caught calling Peter Doocy a 'stupid son of a b****' on a hot mic after he asked a question about inflation. Doocy appeared on Sean Hannity's program after the incident to explain that he had since heard directly from the president who had called his cellphone. Doocy said that initially, he did not hear the president's insult. 'My reaction was delayed because as you can see the Biden staff were ushering us out. 'They were telling us thank you, time to go. It wasn't until we went to the basement and then outside and then back to the press room that somebody said 'Hey, did you hear with the president said about you?' 'I said 'no, What did he say?', 'He called you a stupid sob.' 'And I said 'I did not hear that', and I opened up my phone and... he did!' Doocy explained. The 34-year-old White House Correspondent then told how the president reached out to him around one hour later. 'After years of clips of the president and I kind of mixing it up on the campaign trail and during the transition here at The White House, within about an hour of that exchange, he called my cell phone and he just said 'It is nothing personal, pal.' Trump's ceasefire F-bomb Donald Trump shattered an unwritten presidential rule as he became the first commander-in-chief to deliberately say 'f***' live on TV. Trump unleashed a furious rant claiming that the ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran had been violated by both sides. 'We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don't know what the f*** they're doing,' Trump said before boarding Marine One en route to the NATO Summit early Tuesday morning. The president said Monday evening that he had brokered a ceasefire between Iran and Israel after ordering his own strike on three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend. Earlier Monday, Iran had retaliated by sending missiles toward the U.S.'s largest military base in the Middle East, located just outside of Doha in Qatar, which didn't prompt a response from Trump. Instead he announced the ceasefire. On Tuesday morning Trump was fired up after Israel decided to launch another massive assault on Iran just as the deal was to take hold. 'Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out and they dropped a load of bombs, the likes of which I've never seen before, the biggest load that we've seen,' an incredulous said. 'I'm not happy with Israel,' he added. 'I'm not happy with Iran either. But I'm really unhappy if Israel's going out this morning because of one rocket that didn't land, that was shot, perhaps by mistake, that didn't land. I'm not happy about that.' Around 6 p.m. Monday, after holing up with his national security advisers all day, Trump announced that a ceasefire deal had been made. When the ceasefire was to take hold he wrote on Truth Social network: 'The ceasefire is now in effect. Please do not violate it!' Six minutes after the 7 a.m. ceasefire was to take hold, Iran shot a single missile. At 10:25 a.m., two more Iranian missiles were shot at Israel. 'In response to Iran's violations, the Israeli Air Force destroyed a radar array near Tehran,' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's said. On the South Lawn, Trump pushed that Israel needed to chill out. 'I've gotta get Israel to calm down now,' he said. The president called Netanyahu from Air Force One and then came back to the press cabin en route to the Hague, Netherlands, where the NATO Summit it taking place Tuesday night and all-day Wednesday. 'And I said, 'you gotta call back the planes. It's enough, it's enough,'' Trump said he told the Israeli PM. 'And they did, which I respect very greatly. So nobody was killed. ... but then a lot of planes going in the wrong direction, you know that right?' Trump predicted that the ceasefire would hold this time because they're 'tired of it.' 'I think they don't want it to happen again. And Iran is not going to have a nuclear weapon by the way. I think that's the last thing on their mind right now,' he added. Bush's one finger victory salute George Bush was caught putting his middle finger up at the camera during an interview while he was the governor of Texas. The clip shows the 41st US President smoothing his hair for the camera, complaining about an off-camera aide. He says: 'She's still telling me what to do,' before he flashes his middle finger and smirks. Bush then chuckles and insists, 'it was just a one finger victory salute', as the camera crew gasps in shock and worried aides murmur about whether the camera's running. A clip of the incident, which took place at a production facility in Austin, Texas, in 2013, has racked up more than half a million views on YouTube. It was reportedly filmed after Bush lost the 2013 primary election for Mayor of New York City. Rudd's expletive-ridden rant Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd was rocked by controversy in 2012 when his f-bomb laden tirade went viral after someone stole footage of him losing his temper as he bungled lines for a video recording. The video was shot and edited in September 2009 by an assistant adviser in Mr Rudd's media team - Phil Fitzgerald - as he was recording a message in Mandarin congratulating China on the 60th anniversary of the Communist Party. Appearing on The Project in 2022, Mr Rudd said the 'very funny' situation took place after he had just come out of question time. 'I've got 15 minutes to do it in - I asked for a very simple [script] - 'hi, how are you? have a great happy Chinese New Year' - in Chinese, I can do that,' he said. 'Instead, the translator at the embassy gave me this text, which was the Chinese equivalent of a Shakespearean sonnet. 'And I'm reading this thing on the auto queue thinking 'oh no, really?' 'And I am struggling through ... and it goes for two pages.' Biden's F-bomb to Obama It isn't always in tense moments that presidents have let profanities slip. In 2010 an excited Joe Biden dropped an F-bomb while celebrating the signing of the Affordable Health Care for America Act. At the signing ceremony Joe Biden, vice president at the time, introduced Barack Obama, embraced him, and gave him an expletive-laced congratulations. 'This is a big f**** deal,' he said to Obama at the White House. The microphone at the podium caught Biden's use of the f-word. The landmark bill was passed by the House of Representatives Sunday after a 14-month-long political battle that left the legislation without a single Republican vote Minister's C-bomb Former Australia Education Minister Christopher Pyne appeared to drop the C-bomb in parliament in 2014. Video footage from Question Time shows Mr Pyne insulting the Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten. 'If the 'number one whinger in Australia' was a reality TV show, Madame Speaker, there'd be no point in any other contestant entering it, because if Bill Shorten entered it, he would win it,' Mr Pyne says. His speech is interrupted by yells from Tony Burke, the Manager of Opposition Business. Mr Pyne pauses, before he can be heard saying: 'You're such a ...' The last word in his sentence is difficult to hear. The clip has went viral social media, with some people suggesting Mr Pyne said: 'You're such a c***.' The minister's office claimed Mr Pyne actually said: 'You're such a grub.' 'He said grub,' Mr Pyne's media spokesman insisted. 'He knows what he said, and he said grub.' Fox's fury Former Mexican President Vicente Fox made his position clear on Donald Trump's pledge to make Mexico pay for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border in. 'I'm not going to pay for that f***ing wall. He should pay for it,' Fox told Fusion's Jorge Ramos in a 2016 interview. Trump quickly responded on Twitter saying: 'FMR PRES of Mexico, Vicente Fox horribly used the F word when discussing the wall. He must apologize! If I did that there would be a uproar!' Trump curses before presidential address President Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic panicking over an ink stain on his outfit moments before his Oval Office address on the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. 'Oh f***…uh oh, I got a pen mark. Anybody, anybody have any white stuff?' Trump was heard saying before the cameras started rolling. The president made another unscripted comment after the address while apparently unaware that a C-SPAN camera was still streaming. Trump was seen letting out an exaggerated exhale as he said: 'Okayyy!' Trump concluded his remarks and waited patiently until a voice off-camera said: 'We're clear.' He let out an exaggerated exhale and said: 'Okayyy!' as a man stepped into the frame and removed the microphone from inside his blazer. Trump struck a much more serious tone during the actual speech as he announced an immediate shut-down of all travel from Europe to the United States to try to stop the spread of coronavirus. 'We will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days,' Trump stated, conceding that world health officials had now declared the health crisis a pandemic after insisting for days that it would 'go away' and urging Americans not to panic. Bush and Blair unplugged In 2006 a microphone picked up an unaware George Bush saying that Syria should press Hezbollah to 'stop doing this shit' and that his secretary of state may go to the Middle East soon. The US president was talking privately to Tony Blair, the British prime minister at the time, during a lunch at the Group of Eight summit in St Petersburg about an upsurge of violence in the Middle East. Neither immediately realised a microphone was transmitting their candid thoughts on that and other issues on the summit's official television network. Bush, eating a piece of bread and calling for a diet Coke, said: 'I think Condi [Condoleezza Rice, secretary of state at the time] is going to go [to the Middle East] pretty soon.' Blair said: 'See, if she goes out she's got to succeed as it were, where as I can just go out and talk.' 'See, the irony is what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this shit and it's over.' Bush replied, without specifying who 'they' are.
Fox News
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
All-Star Panel: U.S. Strike on Iran Reshapes Geopolitical Landscape
On Saturday, the U.S. launched a successful strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, dealing a major blow to its nuclear program and hampering its ability to escalate regional conflict. Meanwhile, President Trump arrived at the NATO summit in the Netherlands today amid uncertainty over a possible ceasefire between Israel and Iran. The strike has triggered swift political reactions in Washington, with sharp divisions emerging along party lines. Today, Anchor of 'The Story' Martha MacCallum , FOX News Senior White House Correspondent Peter Doocy, and CEO of Schoen Cooperman Research Carly Cooperman break down the political fallout, the Big Beautiful Bill, and the latest on U.S. tariff negotiations.
The Independent
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Trump just became first US president to drop the F-bomb on live TV. But he's not the first to be caught cursing
President Donald Trump on Tuesday became the first US president to intentionally drop an F-bomb on live TV when he told reporters that Israel and Iran 'have been fighting so long and so hard that they don't know what the f— they're doing.' His agitated comments followed a ceasefire between the two countries, which Israel claimed Iran violated just hours afterward. But while Trump might be the first president to drop the F-bomb in official comments to reporters on live TV, he's no stranger to public foul language. Before a national address on the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Trump was caught on a hot mic saying 'oh, f—' over a pen mark on his clothing. In 2018, he infamously called Haiti and African nations 's–thole countries' during an Oval Office meeting. In 2016, Trump dropped an F-bomb during his campaign rally, telling his supporters, 'We're gonna have businesses that used to be in New Hampshire that are now in Mexico. Come back to New Hampshire, and you can tell them to go f–k themselves.' He also faced backlash after a 2005 Access Hollywood recording surfaced before the 2016 election in which he claimed that when you're a 'star,' you can grab women 'by the p—y.' However, Trump isn't singular as a U.S. president caught cussing. Joe Biden During a January 2022 briefing, a hot mic picked up former President Joe Biden calling Fox News reporter Peter Doocy a "stupid son of a b—h.' Near the end of the event, Doocy called out, 'Do you think inflation is a political liability going into the midterms?" "No, it's a great asset," Biden snarked. "More inflation. What a stupid son of a b—h." It is unclear whether Biden realized his whisper was picked up by the microphone. Regardless, Doocy said the president called to apologize shortly after the briefing. And in 2010, as Barack Obama 's vice president, Biden whispered at his historic health care signing, 'This is a big f–king deal.' Barack Obama In 2009, a hot mic caught President Barack Obama calling rapper Kanye West a 'jacka–' after he interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards. Obama also used profanity in a 2012 Rolling Stone interview, referring to his presidential opponent Mitt Romney as a "bulls–er." After being approached by a young fan, Obama joked that he did well with the younger demographic. "Thoughts on lowering the voting age?" the interviewer asked. 'You know, kids have good instincts. They look at the other guy and say, 'Well, that's a bulls–ter, I can tell,'' Obama replied. Obama later admitted he likely swore more than he should, especially after becoming president. George W. Bush During his 2000 campaign, former President George W. Bush told his running mate, Dick Cheney, around an unknowingly hot mic that New York Times reporter Adam Clymer a 'major-league a–hole' Bush later joked about the incident, referring to Clymer as a "major-league in a taped message played at a press corps dinner. He also used the F-bomb multiple times in a 1999 interview with Tucker Carlson for Talk magazine. Bill Clinton After Obama's 2008 South Carolina primary win over Hillary Clinton, former President Bill Clinton compared it to the Rev. Jesse Jackson's 1980s wins, which Obama saw as racially charged. "I don't think I should take any s–t from anybody on that, do you?" Bill Clinton responded, reportedly not knowing anyone could hear him. John F. Kennedy When information leaked that the Air Force spent $5,000 on Jackie Kennedy's maternity suite at Otis Air Force Base in 1963, President John F. Kennedy predicted political backlash and angrily called it 'a f–k-up' during a phone call with a general. Harry Truman Known as "Give 'Em Hell Harry," President Truman's folksy language reflected his rough upbringing. He once called General Douglas MacArthur a "dumb son of a b—h" and Richard Nixon a "shifty-eyed godd—ed liar." Andrew Jackson President Andrew Jackson gifted his wife an African gray parrot named Poll, who picked up his foul language. At Jackson's 1845 funeral, Poll shocked attendees by loudly cursing. 'Before the sermon and while the crowd was gathering, a wicked parrot that was a household pet got excited and commenced swearing so loud and long as to disturb the people and had to be carried from the house,' funeral attendee Rev. William Menefee Norment once wrote. Abraham Lincoln President Abraham Lincoln famously shared a story about Ethan Allen shocking English hosts with a crude joke involving a portrait of George Washington in an outhouse, as depicted in Spielberg's Lincoln. "There is nothing to make an Englishman shit quicker than the sight of General George Washington,' Lincoln reportedly said.
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Here's What 18 People Think About What Trump Said About Possibly Pardoning Diddy
As you probably know by now, Sean 'Diddy' Combs was indicted in 2024 on federal charges including sex trafficking and racketeering. Recently, HuffPost and BuzzFeed wrote about how Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked the president if he would consider pardoning Diddy. Trump told Doocy, "I haven't spoken to him in years. He used to really like me a lot, but I think when I ran for politics, that relationship busted up, from what I read." "I don't know, he didn't tell me that. But I'd read some … nasty statements in the paper all of a sudden." Trump, who once ran in the same wealthy social circles as Diddy, continued, "You know, it's different. You become a much different person when you run for politics, and you do what's right. I could do other things, and I'm sure he'd like me, and I'm sure other people would like me, but it wouldn't be as good for our country." In other words, Trump didn't give a definitive answer on whether he would pardon Diddy. People in the comments had a lot to say on the topic. Here are some of the best replies: 1."If Diddy is found guilty, he should not be pardoned. Stop pardoning people who were found or plead guilty." —cole Melton 2."When considering whether to pardon someone, Trump couldn't care less about whether a person is guilty. As long as the person has some kind words for Trump and/or helped Trump get even richer, the person has a good chance of getting a pardon." "Ask Trump voters if they voted for this corruption of the pardon system." —Carl Hayman 3."The fact that Trump commented on pardoning Diddy during an active, ongoing trial…I am just speechless. It completely undermines the entire justice system." —hampster Related: 40 Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Creepy Wikipedia Pages 4."Always follow the money. Trump is using the power to pardon as an ATM. He only cares about the next money making opportunity, not law and order, justice, the Constitution, or keeping the guilty in jail. And most assuredly not you and me." —d icard 5."Even MAGA people on Fox and Breitbart are exploding over this. They hate this idea. Democrats need to keep the topic of Trump possibly pardoning Diddy front and center. Talk about it whenever they can. Keep it in the headlines." —TACO Trump 6."He says, 'I would certainly look at the facts.' And then what? Ignore them like he did with the results of the 2020 election? It used to be that if you wanted to win a high political office, you had to have character. Now all it takes (at least if you're a Republican) is to be a character." —Carl Olson 7."'You are the company you keep' has never been more true than as it relates to these two." —kylemcgee Related: 23 Cute, Happy, And Wholesome Posts I Saw On The Internet This Week That You Absolutely Need To See 8."There is no justice system if anyone can simply prove love to their president and get a pardon." —Cory Crete "Pardons are now for sale." —James Gettings 9."Well, being liked is obviously the most important factor in any pardon." —Les Vogt 10."This isn't just grotesque; it's the rot made visible. Trump floating a pardon for a man indicted for sex trafficking, while reminiscing about party invitations and wounded egos, is less a statement of justice than a confession of moral bankruptcy. It's not about innocence or guilt — it's about whether someone 'used to really like' him." "In Trump's world, the law isn't sacred; it's a velvet rope outside a nightclub, waved aside with the casual shrug of a man picking names from a guest list." —Miles West 11."If our Republic is still standing in a few years, a different Congress must amend the Constitution to limit presidential pardons." —Pedro Antonio Pastrano 12."No more presidential pardons. I would let them commute death sentences, but nothing more. Enough of this abuse. These people had their day in court and have had chances to appeal. I don't trust anyone with that power anymore. Get rid of it." —Charles James 13."It's so weird (but so typical) that Trump has to tell everyone that Diddy 'used to like me a lot,' as if that's the most relevant thing about the issue. What a terrible thing it must be to live a life actually believing inside that you're incapable of being loved. That's the overriding reality that has made Trump who he is — an immensely insecure, flawed man." —David Hardy 14."'When you're president you do what's right.' I can't believe he said that because he certainly doesn't abide by that whatsoever." —Jenny Tayla 15."Whenever he talks about anyone — and I mean anyone — he always comments on if that person likes him or not. Narcissistic dictator." —whatever19 16."I pray that Trump does not pardon Diddy. He's just as bad as Jeffrey Epstein and R. Kelly." —smileyzombie492 17."Trump is sans empathy. He is a woman-hating dumpster fire." —jamesnylan finally, "At least he didn't say he would. I was relieved to not read even that. The bar is low. 😭" —goldenovercoat28 The article people commented on originally appeared on HuffPost. Some replies have been edited for length and clarity. Also in Internet Finds: Lawyers Are Sharing Their Juiciest "Can You Believe It?!" 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Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Here's What 18 People Think About What Trump Said About Possibly Pardoning Diddy
As you probably know by now, Sean 'Diddy' Combs was indicted in 2024 on federal charges including sex trafficking and racketeering. Recently, HuffPost and BuzzFeed wrote about how Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked the president if he would consider pardoning Diddy. Trump told Doocy, "I haven't spoken to him in years. He used to really like me a lot, but I think when I ran for politics, that relationship busted up, from what I read." "I don't know, he didn't tell me that. But I'd read some … nasty statements in the paper all of a sudden." Trump, who once ran in the same wealthy social circles as Diddy, continued, "You know, it's different. You become a much different person when you run for politics, and you do what's right. I could do other things, and I'm sure he'd like me, and I'm sure other people would like me, but it wouldn't be as good for our country." In other words, Trump didn't give a definitive answer on whether he would pardon Diddy. People in the comments had a lot to say on the topic. Here are some of the best replies: 1."If Diddy is found guilty, he should not be pardoned. Stop pardoning people who were found or plead guilty." —cole Melton 2."When considering whether to pardon someone, Trump couldn't care less about whether a person is guilty. As long as the person has some kind words for Trump and/or helped Trump get even richer, the person has a good chance of getting a pardon." "Ask Trump voters if they voted for this corruption of the pardon system." —Carl Hayman 3."The fact that Trump commented on pardoning Diddy during an active, ongoing trial…I am just speechless. It completely undermines the entire justice system." —hampster Related: 40 Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Creepy Wikipedia Pages 4."Always follow the money. Trump is using the power to pardon as an ATM. He only cares about the next money making opportunity, not law and order, justice, the Constitution, or keeping the guilty in jail. And most assuredly not you and me." —d icard 5."Even MAGA people on Fox and Breitbart are exploding over this. They hate this idea. Democrats need to keep the topic of Trump possibly pardoning Diddy front and center. Talk about it whenever they can. Keep it in the headlines." —TACO Trump 6."He says, 'I would certainly look at the facts.' And then what? Ignore them like he did with the results of the 2020 election? It used to be that if you wanted to win a high political office, you had to have character. Now all it takes (at least if you're a Republican) is to be a character." —Carl Olson 7."'You are the company you keep' has never been more true than as it relates to these two." —kylemcgee Related: 23 Cute, Happy, And Wholesome Posts I Saw On The Internet This Week That You Absolutely Need To See 8."There is no justice system if anyone can simply prove love to their president and get a pardon." —Cory Crete "Pardons are now for sale." —James Gettings 9."Well, being liked is obviously the most important factor in any pardon." —Les Vogt 10."This isn't just grotesque; it's the rot made visible. Trump floating a pardon for a man indicted for sex trafficking, while reminiscing about party invitations and wounded egos, is less a statement of justice than a confession of moral bankruptcy. It's not about innocence or guilt — it's about whether someone 'used to really like' him." "In Trump's world, the law isn't sacred; it's a velvet rope outside a nightclub, waved aside with the casual shrug of a man picking names from a guest list." —Miles West 11."If our Republic is still standing in a few years, a different Congress must amend the Constitution to limit presidential pardons." —Pedro Antonio Pastrano 12."No more presidential pardons. I would let them commute death sentences, but nothing more. Enough of this abuse. These people had their day in court and have had chances to appeal. I don't trust anyone with that power anymore. Get rid of it." —Charles James 13."It's so weird (but so typical) that Trump has to tell everyone that Diddy 'used to like me a lot,' as if that's the most relevant thing about the issue. What a terrible thing it must be to live a life actually believing inside that you're incapable of being loved. That's the overriding reality that has made Trump who he is — an immensely insecure, flawed man." —David Hardy 14."'When you're president you do what's right.' I can't believe he said that because he certainly doesn't abide by that whatsoever." —Jenny Tayla 15."Whenever he talks about anyone — and I mean anyone — he always comments on if that person likes him or not. Narcissistic dictator." —whatever19 16."I pray that Trump does not pardon Diddy. He's just as bad as Jeffrey Epstein and R. Kelly." —smileyzombie492 17."Trump is sans empathy. He is a woman-hating dumpster fire." —jamesnylan finally, "At least he didn't say he would. I was relieved to not read even that. The bar is low. 😭" —goldenovercoat28 The article people commented on originally appeared on HuffPost. Some replies have been edited for length and clarity. Also in Internet Finds: Lawyers Are Sharing Their Juiciest "Can You Believe It?!" Stories From The Courtroom, And They're As Surprising As You'd Expect Also in Internet Finds: People Are Sharing "The Most Believable Conspiracy Theories," And Now I'm Questioning Everything I Thought I Knew Also in Internet Finds: 51 People Who Quickly Discovered Why Their Hilariously Clueless Partner Was Single Before Meeting Them
