Country stars Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean traded the stage for the White House briefing room Thursday, taking turns behind the podium ahead of their Washington, D.C., tour stop.The visit quickly turned into a mock press briefing, with Bryan pretending to field questions as Aldean, his wife Brittany and others looked on.A video shared by the Trump team on Instagram poked fun at Bryan's turn behind the microphone ahead of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's upcoming departure."@lukebryan heard that there is an opening for Press Secretary @karolineleavitt," the account captioned the video.JASON ALDEAN SAYS HE AND WIFE BRITTANY ‘AGREE TO DISAGREE’ AFTER 11 YEARS OF MARRIAGE AS THEY TEAM UP FOR DUETThe clip begins with Aldean stepping away from the podium and switching places with Bryan, who walks up to the microphone as Brittany Aldean and others in the room look on, smiling.Bryan then appeared to settle into the role, jokingly answering a question about a Texas agricultural issue."I think the screwworms are screwed," Bryan said.Advertisement"We've immobilized sterile male flies," he continued before enthusiastically pointing toward a woman in the room who applauded his answer."See! I've been listening to our conversations!"New World screwworms are a parasitic livestock threat, and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture has used sterile flies as part of efforts to combat their spread.Bryan reportedly met with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins during his visit to Washington, D.C.PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORECountry music stars Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean have been longtime friends for nearly two decades.
(Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)The country stars were in the nation's capital for their co-headlining "Double Down Tour" show at Nationals Park.Bryan also reportedly spent time with Vice President JD Vance before he and Aldean stopped by the briefing room.The Trump team's press secretary joke comes after President...