[Gaffer]

The news media, Republicans, and most people in general make light of the “Dude, that was two years ago” meme, but the very sad fact is this little Millennial poser prick is what, 27?, and back in 2008 this fool was a PRESS VAN DRIVER! A lowest level campaign flunky.

Former Spokesman for the NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL my ass. The ONLY reason he is out there now is he's a "former" and can lie his ass off without being held criminally libel as a government employee making PUBLIC statements of fact (or non fact as in his case may be).

[alloysteel]

Question really is, WHY was this “dude” in the Situation Room, and the Current Occupant now squatting in the White Hut was most definitely NOT?

Most probable answer - Current Occupant was upstairs packing for a fund-raising trip to Las Vegas the following day, and of course that took priority over anything that was happening half-way around the world in some dusty little town that until that evening, maybe three-fourths of the population of that territory once known as “the United States of America” had never heard of.

And the “dude” had wandered into the room thinking it was some kind of game arcade on X-Box.