Donald Trump overheard making a troubling two-word remark as his hot-mic rant is captured.

The president’s $12 billion farm aid package was meant to reassure growers battered by tariffs, inflation, and market instability, but the hot-mic “blue slip” remark quickly overshadowed the announcement. The clip intensified attention on Trump’s growing frustration with the Senate tradition that allows home-state lawmakers to stall judicial and U.S. attorney nominations. Recent chaos surrounding Alina Habba’s failed confirmation and the turmoil in New Jersey’s federal justice system has only heightened that tension. As a result, the debate over “blue slips” now threatens to eclipse the administration’s efforts to support struggling farmers.