I thought my mute button would be retired...but it is still operational.
I listen to the tv through a Bluetooth headset and it doesn’t have a mute button.
On the other hand I watch the afternoon and evening fox news political shows on a dvr. So from now on when I see this woman being introduced as a guest, I will just fast forward through it which does in fact mute the sound but also greatly reduces the time that my eyes are assaulted by these critters.