Vice President Harris He was surprised to learn that a microphone had caught his attention during a conversation with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who admitted her campaign was struggling with male voters.

Harris and Whitmer were sitting at a bar in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Saturday and having what appeared to be a serious conversation; So serious that in a video circulating online, the Democratic presidential candidate appeared to forget that the two were surrounded. cameras and microphones.

“So my opinion is we need to make distance between men,” Harris was heard telling Whitmer at the Trak Houz Bar and Grill.

Harris then quickly realized that microphones were picking up her conversation with the Democratic governor.

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Vice President Harris was heard on a hot mic telling Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer that her campaign was struggling with male voters.

“Oh, we’ve got microphones in here listening to everything,” Harris says, looking confused. “I didn’t realize that!”

Fox News has reached out to the campaign for clarification on the comment.

Fox News’ Julian Turner reported that it was both former President Trump and Harris’ last chance to close the gender gap that has widened since she became the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.

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Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are working to get the votes of all Americans, especially men. (Getty Images)

The latest New York Times polls show Harris leading Trump among female voters, 54 percent to 42 percent. male voters55 percent to 41 percent, respectively.

Last week, Harris dismissed her declining support among male voters in an interview with NBC’s Peter Alexander and asked why she thought there was a disconnect between her and men.

At first, Harris dodged the question, pointing to the vibrant audiences of people of all backgrounds and genders who continue to attend her events. He also said he was campaigning to win the vote of every American.

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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a ceremony at the Christian Compassion Church on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Alexander pressed Harris further, asking what might explain the support gap among men, and the vice president said it wasn’t her experience.

By contrast, the University of Chicago’s GenForward poll, released last Wednesday, found that 26 percent of Black men ages 18 to 40 said they would vote for Trump, while only 12 percent of Black women said the same. This is a significant win because Black voters overall supported Biden over Trump by a margin of nine to one in the 2020 presidential election.

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Trump also made inroads with young Latino men, 44 percent of whom said they would support him, compared to about 38 percent who voted for him in 2020. Even so, Harris leads Trump 47-35 overall in the poll, which includes a large sample of young voters. colourful.

Fox News Digital’s Chris Pandolfo, Danielle Wallace, Hanna Panreck and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.