Reporter Alexis Martin from FOX19 NOW was praised on social media for continuing her report even while being interrupted by an inconvenient man.
While speaking about Donald Trump’s visit to Ohio on Wednesday (11), Martin was surprised by a man who decided to appear in her live broadcast.
“The president left here a little more than ten minutes ago,” she said beside a busy road.
An unknown man wearing a red T-shirt and blue shorts appeared in the upper left corner of the camera and began walking toward the reporter. He was smoking a cigarette.
The video shows him with a smile on his face before swallowing the still-lit cigarette.
“We are seeing many of the people here leaving,” Martin says, maintaining her train of thought while trying to block the scene with her body.
The clip went viral on social media and many people praised the reporter for not losing focus on the news even with the spectacle in the background.
“Where does this rank among the greatest moments in Cincinnati TV history?” one person asked.
Others suggested that the man may have performed a magic trick and did not actually eat the cigarette.
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NEW: Ohio man lights a cigarette and eats it during a live Fox 19 broadcast about President Trump’s visit to Cincinnati.
Reporter Alexis Martin was live reporting when the man in the background was seen shoving the cigarette in his mouth.
The man then started chewing the… pic.twitter.com/RZJbAiDgHk
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 12, 2026
