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A reporter just asked Northam to moonwalk AND HIS WIFE HAD TO TELL HIM THAT WAS A BAD IDEA, if you're wondering just how much of a trainwreck this press conference is.
The above tweet is not a joke. This is a thing that actually just happened.
How has nobody on his staff cut power to the briefing room yet?
There's an aide offscreen trying to shut the presser down. Two things: One, he's not letting her. Two, NOW? SERIOUSLY? NOW?
"I discussed this with a person of color." He's still talking.
"I have a lot of people of color that I've been friends with, played ball with. I expect that I've had as much exposure to people of color as anybody."
After that answer, the staffer tried AGAIN to end the presser. He's still taking questions.
"We need to wrap this up, guys." Northam takes another question.
Aaaaand scene. Whew. Wow.
Here's the moonwalk clip. I put it at 50/50 that he would have actually done it if his wife hadn't stepped in.
Now I want the audio of his staff watching this mess. "Don't say 'shoe polish.' Don't say 'shoe polish.' Don't say—Oh, god damn it."
