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Brett Kavanaugh Silently Staring refers to a series of jokes about the blank expression on the face of Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing.

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On September 4th, 2018, the Senate Judiciary Committee held the first hearing for the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh.^[1]

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That day, people on Twitter began commenting on Kavanaugh's expression during the hearing, being required to sit there as people discuss him. Yahoo News^[2] tweeted (shown below, left), "Meanwhile, Brett Kavanaugh is just sitting at the witness table, waiting." Twitter^[3] user and journalist Parker Molloy tweeted a gif from the television series New Girl (shown below, center) with the caption, "Kavanaugh sitting there in silence while senators argue."

Twitter^[4] user @jbendry tweeted a picture of Kavanaugh staring with the caption, "Brett Kavanaugh through the entirety of his hearing so far." The tweet (shown below, right) received more than 65 retweets and 240 likes in 24 hours.

That day, The Daily Dot ^[5] published a list of reactions to Kavanaugh staring.

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