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.
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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
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