Josh Earnest isn’t funny. Like Howard Dean not funny. In fact yesterday he attempted a stab at humor about Donald Trump’s unfounded drug use, an accusation first lobbed by Mr. Dean following Debate Number One where Trump sniffled his way through the first food fight with Hillary Clinton. The joke was so bad that it fell flat even amongst some of Hillary’s greatest admirers, the White House press corps. Here’s Stand-Up Josh:

No, Josh, it’s your flippancy. And perhaps your lack of recall:

Settling drug test issue: it was former DNC Chair #HowardDean who STARTED IT, suggesting #Trump uses cocaine.https://t.co/IsagPvu9lJ#Ohio pic.twitter.com/bBNX5GAYwt

— Precious Liberty (@preciousliberty) October 18, 2016

Facetiously accusing someone of having a drug addiction is not only not funny, but it’s an insult to those who struggle with addiction, every day of their lives. People die every day, lives are ruined, and families destroyed. And this nitwit mouthpiece thinks that joking about addiction, that spreading a false accusation started by the irresponsible Howard Dean, is an appropriate response to a legitimate question of fitness.