Former Rare Staff
Amid rumors, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Thursday morning that he would continue to serve in his position. Despite the hype around his statement, some people could only talk about the strange question one journalist asked after Sessions finished speaking.
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“Are you concerned you will be seen as a zombie attorney general?” someone asked from the floor, which can be heard around the 2:58 mark.
While most feeds cut out after the question, the Twitterverse quickly buzzed in mixed reactions.
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Several were stunned by the question:
https://twitter.com/DianneG/status/888043421075734533
Someone asked Sessions if he’ll be seen as a “Zombie attorney general”?
— Sam Stein (@samstein) July 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/GalloVOA/status/888043461525602304
So no one at the presser asks a single question about this?? Instead: "Are you concerned you’ll be seen as a zombie attorney general?” Wow. https://t.co/t3FCY0MdVa
— issie lapowsky (@issielapowsky) July 20, 2017
Others took the opportunity to pitch a movie for the SyFy channel:
https://twitter.com/jfagone/status/888043989378662400
