Officials want to move on from Epstein but the internet refuses

The meme contrasts official attempts to end discussion of the Jeffrey Epstein case with the internet's refusal to drop the topic

This is a two-panel reaction meme. The top panel depicts White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaking at an official White House press briefing, overlaid with the text 'We're moving on from Epstein', referencing official attempts to end public discussion of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and associated unresolved questions. The bottom panel features a widely used reaction shot of Jason Bateman as his character Marty Byrde from the show Ozark, looking unimpressed and confrontational, labeled 'The internet:' followed by the response 'The fuck you are.' The joke highlights the collective refusal of internet users to drop discussions and demands for transparency related to the Epstein case, despite official statements asking the public to move past the topic.

The meme was originally posted to the Reddit r/Meme community with the original title 'they want us to forget'. It combines footage from a 2025 White House press conference where Karoline Leavitt stated the administration would stop addressing Epstein related questions, paired with a popular reaction clip from the Netflix series Ozark that is commonly used online to express disbelief and rejection of an unacceptable statement.