A helicopter pilot who was covering the “No Kings” protests in Los Angeles from the sky accidentally joked about his personal life as he was caught on a hot mic.
Fox 11 reporter pilot Stu Mundel was in a helicopter flying over California when he began to discuss his cats, his marriage, and other home affairs.
Mundel had been covering the No Kings protests in Los Angeles, which were organized in response to President Donald Trump’s military parade on Saturday that celebrated the anniversary of the U.S. Military‘s creation—as well as his own 79th birthday, a coincidence he played down, saying the parade was to celebrate the Army and flag day.
While streaming live to Fox 11’s YouTube channel coverage on the protests, Mundel appeared to respond to a question over his radio, before launching into a conversation about his personal life.
“You know what? I don’t care. I don’t care about my… I am married. I am legally married. I am legally married,” Mundel joked.
“That’s about the only way you can really say it. I am legally married. But I am not looking at… now at all.
“I just had a bunch of debacles with my personal life. Yes, it’s true. I know it’s hard to believe. Somebody that doesn’t even know what he’s talking about in their relationship.
“I got nothing right now. Got nothing. Got nothing. Not really looking. I’m trying to find myself and be happy. I’m being serious about that. I want to behold—I want to be beholden to no one at this moment. You know? Do I get lonely? Of course, of course. But I got cats,” he said before laughing.
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Mundel then changed the topic of conversation to the view from the helicopter with comical speed, saying: “I think all that information’s on the internet. Look at all those red cars down there.”
The No Kings protests that Mundel was covering were taking place in multiple states on Saturday in response to Trump’s parade, but Los Angeles has remained the focus of many groups due to the ongoing unrest and protests in response to Trump’s immigration policies.
Most of the protests in Los Angeles have been peaceful, but some have taken the opportunity to burn or vandalize property, loot, and throw projectiles at law enforcement.
Trump responded to these incidents with military deployments; doing so against the wishes of California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, escalating the situation and tensions with the Democratic leaders
The protests continue throughout the U.S., though events in Minnesota have been canceled after the suspect in the shooting of two state lawmakers was found to have No Kings flyers in his vehicle.
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