Funniest stunned silence you will see (and hear) all year. Just brilliant

Here’s Ted Crockett, a spokesman for defeated Republican candidate Roy Moore, finding out that politicians don’t have to swear the oath of allegiance on the bible.

Stick with it, because it’s just perfect.

Roy Moore campaign spokesman responds with silence when asked if he knew people can be sworn in with a text other than the Christian bible pic.twitter.com/B65qIKBjlI

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) December 12, 2017

And here it is again, with added effects.

thanks jake, now let’s go live to the microphone inside roy moore’s spokesperson’s head pic.twitter.com/tzykJQdmsS

— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) December 12, 2017

And here’s how other people enjoyed it.

1.

OMG! You can hear the wind whistling through Roy Moore's spokesman's ears, his jaw hanging open, when @jaketapper stumps him with this one. pic.twitter.com/tvSqMdg49Z

— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) December 12, 2017

2.

[P] The eight seconds of silence from Moore's spokesman here (you'll know which eight) speak volumes. https://t.co/WJIy12kl5j

— Paul and Storm (@paulandstorm) December 12, 2017

3.

Hahahahahaaaaa https://t.co/5WZsL8XbKh

— Graham 'jack and biz are nazis I guess?' Linehan (@Glinner) December 12, 2017

4.

this was thrown into the trash in the West Wing writers’ room for being “too much” https://t.co/ZUCg7xn4Ek

— noah kulwin (@nkulw) December 12, 2017

5.

The award for the funniest pause of 2017 goes to Roy Moore’s spokesman. pic.twitter.com/YIEcBYDMJy

— Nick Harvey (@mrnickharvey) December 12, 2017

And an afterthought, about the man who beat Roy Moore, Doug Jones.

Just to fuck with him, Doug Jones should swear in on a mall directory

— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) December 13, 2017

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