When President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen gave a full day of testimony on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, countless staffers scarfed down stand-up lunches in the hallways of Congress.
But only one hungry Georgetown student was caught in the background of a CBS News live shot annihilating a pie from D.C. mainstay &pizza — grabbing himself a slice of viral fame.
The man was dubbed Pizza Intern after Twitter user and self-described "PR and comms pro" Mike Uehlin filmed a TV showing the oh-so-classic-D.C. scene outside the Rayburn House Office Building's Oversight and Government Reform office.
Viewers were distracted from correspondent Ed O'Keefe's reporting as Pizza Intern obliviously took a huge bite.
He turned to the left, then back to the camera — eyes wide and looking straight into the lens.
CBS released a full video of the scene, showing Pizza Intern laughing, politely covering his mouth and then agreeably being shepherded behind the reporter and out of the shot.
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That's when the internet started paying attention. Even Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez weighed in, tweeting: "To be fair, the hearing yesterday went 9 hours and there‘s little/no time to eat. I did the same thing afterwards."
Hallway Pizza Guy, his other moniker, is more accurate: The Washington Post reported he isn't actually an intern, but a student who just wanted to witness history.
Either way, &pizza jumped into action over the hullaballoo, making Pizza Intern the face of their Twitter account. They're also credited with launching a GoFundMe to "buy the intern more pizza." It has raised $300.
In honor of the chain's new hero, they even released a Hallway Pizza rife with spicy toppings including tomato, mozzarella, salami, pepperoni, banana peppers. It went on sale Thursday.
News4 reached out to Hallway Pizza Guy/Pizza Intern but didn't immediately hear back.
