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German Translator Caught on Hot Mic Complaining About Trump Inauguration Speech: How Much Longer 'With This S–t?'

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in Emancipation Hall after being sworn in at his inauguration as First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, look on. (Credit: Al Drago/Getty Images)

A hot mic caught a German translator's moment of impatience during live coverage of Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday.

As the president delivered his speech, an interpreter for German TV channel Phoenix—seemingly unaware his microphone was still on—was heard asking his colleagues, "Tell me, how long do you want to stay with this s–t?"

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