I enjoyed this tweet as much as anyone on Saturday, after the big news came down, and it has come to mind quite a bit since.

One is initially shocked by this reporter’s response to an inane question, asked in transparently bad faith by a rando who wanted only to waste his time. But in about as much time as it takes for the reporter to turn back around, we feel struck by the perfection of those two words. (The reporter seems to go through a similar journey in that moment, his candid smile suggesting both surprise and relief.)

This will be all I’ll have to say to anyone proposing to commence political head-games with me, for the foreseeable future. There’s just too much work to do. These people don’t deserve any response requiring even a half-second more attention than that reporter so masterfully demonstrates here.

Long Island:

Check-out this Trump supporter trolling the media after the Biden/Harris win.

Reporters aren’t taking it anymore and I’m here for every last bit of it… pic.twitter.com/c21yEbr4mN

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) November 7, 2020