Katie Britt

A new reaction from U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala, is quickly becoming a meme after a Senate hearing debacle involving a Republican colleague Tuesday.

Special Counsel Jack Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday regarding his federal investigations into President Donald Trump for alleged criminal actions.

During the hearing, Smith, who was visibly confused, was accused of perjury by Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, for denying going to an Atlanta Hawks basketball game on February 3, 2024.

Schmitt, who called Smith a “dirtbag,” asked Smith whether he recalled attending the Hawks game.

Smith appeared perplexed by the question.

“I do not have a recollection of going to Atlanta,” Smith said. “I definitely did not go to a Hawks game. I’m sure of that.”

At that point, staffers held up posterboard displaying a series of text messages that, according to Schmitt, purported to show communications about Smith’s attendance at an NBA game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Golden State Warriors.

“I think you’ve already perjured yourself,” Schmitt said.

It was determined later in the hearing that Smith in fact was not at an Atlanta Hawks game but was rather in Maryland to watch Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes.

“Could it then be that the University of Iowa is the Hawkeyes? Could that be it?” Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar said as she chided Schmitt.

“That might be the confusion over the names of the team. But perhaps you should have looked at it more carefully.”

MSNOW captured a close up of Britt’s stunned expression when Schmitt’s accusation was proven false.

X users have quickly seized on the video turning her gaze into a meme.

Check out some of the comments people have made referencing Britt’s reaction:

“[The face when] your friend is the villain in the story you’re telling.”

“The face when someone starts FaceTiming you out of nowhere.”

“The face when it’s finally your turn at the drive-thru but McDonald’s says their ice cream machine is broken.”