Abby Whelan? Is that you?
As president Joe bidenThe press secretary made her debut this week with her first White House briefings, Scandal fans felt they were living off déjà vu.
Watchers of the ABC drama quickly noticed the remarkable resemblance between a real government employee Jen psaki and the red-haired character Abby Whelan, played by the actress Darby Stanchfield sure Scandal. Abby was also the White House press secretary on the show, until she became chief of staff to fictional President Fitzgerald Grant.
As a Twitter user wrote, "Jen Psaki gives me boring vibes to Abby Whelan and I love it." Another asked, "Do we have our real life Abby Whelan? Lol."
After all, Abby doesn't have a security clearance. She has it all.
The icing on the cake, however, was when Stanchfield replied (in character!) to the comments on Friday, Jan. 22 with a hilarious list of pro tips for Psaki, as she steps into her new role.
