Well, this was unexpected.

The White House, late Thursday afternoon, finally broke its day-long silence with the nation in turmoil following the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Well, if you can even call a quick 2-minute statement by an ornery Kayleigh McEnany breaking silence.

McEnany read a brief, terse statement condemning the attacks carried out by supporters of Donald Trump that occurred yesterday.

“The violence we saw yesterday at our nation’s Capitol was appalling, reprehensible, and antithetical to the American way,” McEnany said. “We condemn it — the president and this administration — in the strongest possible terms. It is unacceptable. And those that broke the law, should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

McEnany seemingly went on to argue that the thousands of people who stormed the Capitol were nothing more than a tiny constituency…that most of them were peaceful. Of course she had no proof or evidence of this.

“What we saw yesterday was a group of violent rioters undermining the legitimate First Amendment rights of the many thousands who peacefully came to have their voices heard in our nation’s Capitol.”

In all, McEnany spent under two minutes reading the statement. And after she did so, the press secretary fled the podium — setting off a firestorm among the White House press corps, with what sounded like more than a dozen reporters screaming to have their questions heard.

“But where is the president?!” ABC’s Jon Karl said.

“The president spurred them on!” Playboy correspondent Brian Karem added.

But Kayleigh didn’t say a word. Just quickly scurried away.

Still, it will be interesting to find out who was behind this briefing. The statement could’ve been released as a statement or a press release. Why did Kayleigh do it in person? What purpose did it serve?

WATCH:

"Those who violently besieged our capitol are the opposite of everything this administration stands for," claims Kayleigh McEnany of rioters who were incited by the president. She then abruptly walks off without taking questions.

Here's the entire event. pic.twitter.com/yl5f2tgYRY

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 7, 2021