Liz Truss’s comedy pause went wildly viral – 17 responses worth shouting about
Back when Liz Truss said she absolutely, definitely, 100% stuck with the Budget proposal to abolish the 45p income tax rate (plot twist – she didn’t) she appeared on Laura Kuenssberg’s BBC1 show.
The BBC’s former political editor, naturally enough, asked Truss how many people had voted for her proposals.
And if you only watched six seconds of their exchange on Sunday morning, we hope it was these six seconds.
Incredible moment. pic.twitter.com/UU5RvE3ynE
β Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) October 2, 2022
If ever a silence was epic, that was surely it. And these 17 responses are definitely worth shouting about.
1.
πΆπ πππ , πππ πππππππ. πΊππ πππππππππ. πΊππ ππππππππ πππ πππππππ ππππ.
βWhat do you mean by that?β
π΅πΆ π΅πΆπ» π»π―π¨π»pic.twitter.com/B5dC66RE1y
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) October 2, 2022
2.
β HappyToast β (@IamHappyToast) October 2, 2022
3.
Captured. A moment of supreme but clueless arrogance. Truss assumes legitimacy based on a general election she didnβt win and a mandate she is now shredding. And how dare she be questioned on that.
β sarah murphy (@13sarahmurphy) October 2, 2022
4.
That pause though.
As she tries to calculate her next sh!t best answer. To then realise she has no answer.
β Left Hook (@leftstance) October 2, 2022
5.
β Grumpy Pup 🇺🇦 (@_njd_) October 2, 2022
6.
https://twitter.com/LizTruss_MP/status/1576514496281325569?s=20&t=IpT863E1dXDldtze7O6AHg
7.
βitβs not about the notes I playβ¦itβs about the space BETWEEN the notesβ¦β https://t.co/PA0zwTccNN
— Shaun Keaveny π (@shaunwkeaveny) October 2, 2022
8.
https://twitter.com/youwouldknow/status/1576506099687034882?s=20&t=IpT863E1dXDldtze7O6AHg
9.
I just cringed so hard I turned inside out pic.twitter.com/SuP0u1AcYL
— Sorcha NΓ Nia (@Luiseach) October 2, 2022