Donald Trump responded to wild theories from 'sleazebag' critics regarding a hot mic moment between himself and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts before his presidential address to Congress.
The commander-in-chief and the Bush-appointed jurist briefly exchanged a few words while greeting one another before Trump spoke to the nation.
A carefully placed microphone caught Trump's message to Roberts as he shook his hand and gave him a friendly pat on the arm.
'Thank you again. Thank you again. Won't forget it,' Trump can be heard saying.
Liberal pundits suggested outright conspiracy theories about the innocuous moment.
'It was not immediately clear what, exactly, Trump was thanking him for,' The Daily Beast wrote before speculating, 'though [there] have been more than a few instances over the past few years of Supreme Court intervention in favor of the president.'
Meanwhile, HuffPo used their imagination to conjure up the headline: 'Donald Trump Rips The Mask Off Of John Roberts' Court In One Sentence'