Without Getting Into History

From a recent press conference:

State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki: “As a matter of long-standing policy, the United States does not support political transitions by nonconstitutional means….”

AP journalist Matt Lee: “Sorry. The U.S. has—whoa, whoa, whoa—the U.S. has a long-standing practice of not promoting—what did you say?…”

Psaki: “Well, my point here, Matt, without getting into history—”

Yes, let’s not get into history, shall we?

h/t Junyoung Verónica Kim