Jen Psaki is already famous for her “umms” as this unexpectedly captivating montage illustrates.
It is also a running gag at the old White House Press Secretary office that the few reporters intrepid enough to ask tough questions are summarily dismissed with a casual let me “circle back” to you.
This has happened countless times to reporters:
Embarrassing how many times Jen Psaki has to "circle back" because she's unaware what's going on in the White House. It's literally her job to know.
— Caleb Hull (I'm With the CCP Don't Ban Me) (@CalebJHull) January 28, 2021
Umm is that Jen "I'll circle back" Psaki making the white power symbol? Wheres CNN, NBC, and MediaMatters on this?
Radical left lied about the "Ok" sign, transformed it into a political weapon overnight. Now y'all cant keep track of your lies or your political weapons? pic.twitter.com/y6PTRi9bY7
— Cardinal Conservative (@CardinalConserv) January 29, 2021
Jen Psaki Says She'll 'Circle Back' To Question About Why Biden Is Currently Wandering Press Room Sniffing Reporters https://t.co/n5uRqrc5eQ
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) January 28, 2021
Summary of Jen Psaki presser thus far: “We’re going to need to circle back before we circle back to circle back on circling back so we can move forward with circling back and then we can circle back”
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 26, 2021
If you missed it, @PressSec is now circling back on her circle backs.
— Jess 🇺🇸 (@jessiprincey) January 29, 2021
Then there was this infamous moment when Psaki was stumped by a pointed question from Newsmax’s Emerald Robinson, where she had to stop herself from saying she’ll “circle back”:
.@EmeraldRobinson completely stumps @jrpsaki when she asks about Biden allowing China into our power grid.
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) January 26, 2021
Emerald Robinson was not amused by the lack of follow-up:
It's Thursday and nobody from the Biden Administration has "circled back" to me about China & our national power grid.
— Emerald Robinson ✝️ (@EmeraldRobinson) January 28, 2021
Grabien’s Tom Elliott also did a great supercut of Psaki’s “circle backs”:
SUPERCUT!
Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) is going to “circle back” pic.twitter.com/uf5yAWmcYy
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 26, 2021
Then on Friday, this joke actually came “full circle,” so to speak. Psaki actually did try to “circle back” on a question. Hilarity ensues. Watch:
This is the White House Press Secretary’s “one job,” folks.