WASHINGTON, DC. (THECOUNT) — Screams were heard after what appeared to be a mouse fell from the rafters of White House Press Briefing Room and onto a reporter’s lap Tuesday.
The rodent caused reporters to jump up and run for their lives while in the White House press briefing room Tuesday after the furry little bastard conducted a surprise sneak ceiling attack aiming for a direct hit to the unlucky reporter’s loins.
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NBC News White House correspondent Peter Alexander was the unlucky reporter who provided a landing for the mouse, according to his Twitter. After falling onto his lap, the mouse began to run around the NBC News booth, reports DailyCaller.
In other news: A mouse literally fell out of the ceiling in our White House booth and landed on my lap. — Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) October 1, 2019
Reporters began to scramble around the White House briefing room as the mouse left the booth and continued to escape capture, according to tweets from multiple journalists who helped in the search. CNBC correspondent Eamon Javers tweeted that there was a “chase underway.”
NBC White House producer Elyse Perlmutter-Gumbiner provided video of the mouse, tweeting that it “literally fell” out of the ceiling, and Reuters special correspondent Steve Holland took a photo showing people looking for the creature.
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