Watch White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest get in on the Deflategate fun

If you didn't watch Tom Brady's press conference about Deflategate, well, you can check out a supercut of the New England Patriots quarterback talking about his deflated balls here.

The lack of skillful sidestepping was noticed by many, including White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest.

"The one thing I can tell you is that for years it's been clear that there was no risk that I was going to take Tom Brady's job as quarterback of the New England Patriots," Earnest said when asked about the controversy during a Friday press conference. "But I can tell you that as of today, it's pretty clear that there's no risk of him taking my job, either."

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Is this the best burn in the history of burns? No, but White House press secretaries don't get to let loose very often, so let's give Earnest this one.

"That was kind of fun, right?" he asks, grinning from ear to ear.

Yes, Earnest, yes it was. —Sarah Eberspacher