Posing as her "West Wing" character C.J. Cregg, actress Allison Janney made a surprise appearance at the White House press podium.
"Josh is out today, he has, I believe it's a root canal," she said about real-life White House press secretary Josh Earnest's absence.
"But let's be honest, I'm better at this than he is anyway."
Janney announced that President Obama is "still working" on his speech for tomorrow's White House Correspondents' Dinner and that "he intends to be funny, very funny."
Janney ended the spoof by revealing her real reason she was at the White House today: to talk about opioid addiction and what was being done to combat the problem. Her current show on CBS, Mom, deals with drug addiction and its struggles.
"This is a disease that can touch anybody, and all of us can help reduce drug abuse through evidence-based treatment, prevention and recovery. Research shows it works, and courageous Americans show it works every day," Janney said.
