Watch Bill Murray crash a White House press briefing to praise the Cubs

By Chris Bahr, Chris Bahr

Published January 30, 2017

Actor Bill Murray sporting a Chicago Cubs jacket and cap talks during a brief visit in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. Murray is in Washington to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

It sounds like the start of a great joke: "So, Bill Murray walks into a press briefing at the White House wearing a Cubs hat and Cubs jacket." Except that it really happened Friday.

Murray, a well-known Cubs supporter who is in D.C. to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, made a stop to say hello to President Barack Obama -- a staunch White Sox fan. And he decided to hold an impromptu news conference to explain why the Cubs will beat the Dodgers in Game 6 of the NLCS on Saturday (8 p.m. ET on FS1):

"I feel very confident. Clayton Kershaw is a great, great pitcher, but we've got too many sticks. … And at home, our crowd, the weather."

Not bad for a former golf club groundskeeper, huh?

A few photos from the leader of the comedic world's visit to the White House:

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