Hot mic moment was 'complete mistake, Chris Christie admits as he breaks silenceGMA/ABC
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00:00 It was a complete mistake, but the way I found out is actually the funniest part of the story.
00:04 I had my phone on vibrate, but the only person whose ringtone burst through when I have it
00:10 on vibrate is my son Andrew.
00:12 And the phone rang and I picked it up and I said, "I'm getting ready to go out."
00:15 He goes, "Hot mic, hot mic, hot mic!"
00:17 He was in the Dominican Republic watching on the live stream.
00:20 And that's how I found out that the mic was hot.
00:21 Did you hear from Nikki Haley?
00:23 I did the next day.
00:24 Yep.
00:25 You know, it was a 45-second conversation.
00:29 She told me, "I know it's a personal decision to get in a race, and it's a tough decision