If you've ever seen a dead cat (the fuzzy sleeve around the Mic), some of them can get pretty damn big, especially for higher end boom microphones. It did seem odd the way his hand passed over it the first time I watched it, but after 5 more playthroughs, I think the mic is just that big, and Biden is intermingling with the mics somewhat in order to get close enough to hear the reporters questions.
If you've ever seen a dead cat (the fuzzy sleeve around the Mic), some of them can get pretty damn big, especially for higher end boom microphones. It did seem odd the way his hand passed over it the first time I watched it, but after 5 more playthroughs, I think the mic is just that big, and Biden is intermingling with the mics somewhat in order to get close enough to hear the reporters questions.