Hilarious: Reporter Becomes Instant Meme for Her Reaction Outside White House
A reporter's reaction during a shooting incident outside the White House has gone viral, turning her into an internet meme. NBC correspondent Julie Tsirkin was caught on camera confused about the gunshots, leading to widespread mockery online. Despite the situation, Tsirkin embraced the humor and thanked the internet for the memes.
- ▪Julie Tsirkin was reporting outside the White House when she heard gunshots and initially questioned what they were.
- ▪Her confused reaction was captured on camera and quickly became a viral meme.
- ▪Tsirkin later responded to the memes with humor, thanking people for their creativity.
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Hilarious: Reporter Becomes Instant Meme for Her Reaction Outside White House By Nick Arama | 7:05 PM on May 24, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta One of the wildest things about the shooting outside the White House on Saturday was that the reporters who were on the North Lawn, setting up or giving their evening reports, then were shown on camera reacting to the shots. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_2"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_2"]]) }); We saw people like ABC's senior White House correspondent Selina Wang almost immediately recognize that it was gunshots. She ducked and took cover.
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