#shorts On 1/25/2023, a reporter asked White House John Kirby, “On 1/25/2023, John Kirby (former Pentagon spox) came into the press briefing room to do Karine Jean-Pierre’s job for her. John Kirby actually answered some questions and some fun.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: James, in the back.
Q I’m sorry, I didn’t have a question.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, okay.
Q I — I have a question —
Q Karine —
Q Thank you. Thank you, Karine.
MR. KIRBY: Wait, wait, wait. You don’t have a question, James? Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me? (Laughter.)
Q This is just a tribute to the —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Can we just have this for the record —
MR. KIRBY: Oh, my goodness. Yes.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Can we have it for the record that I called on you and you didn’t have a question?
MR. KIRBY: I’m going to frame that transcript.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: For the record.
MR. KIRBY: Holy mackerel.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Go ahead. Go ahead.
Q This is simply a tribute to your own loquacity and thoroughness in briefing us today.
MR. KIRBY: “Loquacity” is James Rosen for “eloquence”? Is that —
Q I have two questions for you.

Q Thank you, Karine. Hi, John. Actually, Phil asked my question, but —
MR. KIRBY: Oh, good. So, we can go to the next one. (Laughter.)
Q No, no, I have a follow-up on that.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/v3XMbEn1zJ8
Q: I’m sorry, I didn’t have a question A: Wait… You don’t have a question, James? Are you kidding me?