As it turns out, while testing her microphone before going live at the first night of the Democratic National Convention, Gov. Whitmer of Michigan used a spicy test line:
Gov. Whitmer (D-MI) jokes before going live: "It's not just Shark Week … it's Shark Week *mouths expletive*" pic.twitter.com/KSndbTvLZi
— The Recount (@therecount) August 18, 2020
Via Gretchen Whitmer Drops Hilarious Hot Mic F-Bomb Just Seconds Before DNC Speech.
(Her test line was, in fact, admirably funny, and even more so as she delivered it in a pronounced Upper Midwest – Michigan accent.)