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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a move that has sent shockwaves through the Supreme Court and the nation’s coffee rooms, the Office of the Solicitor General has officially been declared the “Ultimate Side Character” of American democracy after a viral clip of oral arguments made the rounds on TikTok.

The drama began when a 15-second snippet of Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar politely asking a Justice to “repeat the question, but slower, as if explaining a meme to a grandparent” was set to the soundtrack of “I’m Not a Player, I Just Crush a Lot.” Legal Twitter has since rebranded the SG as the “Gladiator of Nuance,” with fans noting that the position is essentially the nation’s designated “Well, Actually” coach—the only person constitutionally obligated to stop Congress from accidentally outlawing puppies and to make sure the President doesn’t suddenly declare Mondays illegal.

The irony? The Attorney General gets the press conferences. The President gets the nuclear codes. The Solicitor General gets to tell the Supreme Court why their favorite legal precedent is actually a “totally different vibe.”

“It’s the ultimate ‘I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed’ job,” said one constitutional scholar on Bluesky. “The SG is the one person who has to argue that the law is a living document, but also please don’t use the sharpie on the part about murder, thanks.”

The hashtag #SolicitorGeneralGlowUp is currently trending, with users photoshopping Prelogar and her predecessors holding Starbucks cups captioned, “I get paid to correct the record, but only for the nine most powerful people in the world. Nbd.”

The Oval Office has yet to comment, but sources say the White House is currently drafting a memo asking the SG to “tone down the charisma” as it is making the