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CNN’s Jim Acosta Grills Kayleigh McEnany on Her ‘Disinformation’
CNN’s chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta fired off a final question as White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany left her briefing Tuesday, asking her about the “disinformation” he accused her of spreading “every day.”McEnany was attacking the media just before halting her briefing, accusing reporters of not paying enough attention to stories involving Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell and President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter.“Good for those who covered what was a story all along, and n
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Kayleigh McEnany Called Out for ‘Weird and Pointless Lie’ About White House Communications Team
Kayleigh McEnany was dragged Sunday night and Monday morning for a tweet that said “President @realDonaldTrump already has an ALL FEMALE Senior White House Press Team.”By way of responding to news that President-elect Joe Biden had named an all-female communications team for his White House, she also claimed that the vice president, first lady and second lady also have all-female senior staff. She wrote that by reporting on Biden’s selection, the Washington Post “once again reveals their blindin
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Fox News Cuts Away From Kayleigh McEnany’s Baseless Claims of Democratic Party Voter Fraud
Fox News’ Neil Cavuto cut away from White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany’s briefing Monday in which she accused the Democratic party of “welcoming fraud” and “welcoming illegal voting,” saying he could not continue showing her statements “in good countenance.”The press secretary accused the “Democrat party” of opposing fair voting procedures: “You don’t take these positions because you want an honest election. You don’t oppose an audit of the vote because you want an accurate count. You
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Kayleigh McEnany Apologizes After Falsely Claiming Amy Coney Barrett Was a Rhodes Scholar: ‘My Bad’
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany inaccurately called Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett a “Rhodes Scholar” Thursday, then walked the statement back.Barrett attended Rhodes College for her undergraduate degree before moving on to Notre Dame for her law degree. A Rhodes Scholar is someone who earns the prestigious international scholarship to study at the University of Oxford in England.When pressed on the mix-up during a Thursday’s press briefing, McEnany first referred to her no
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CNN Interrupts White House Press Briefing to Accuse Kayleigh McEnany of ‘Lying’
CNN cut away from a White House press briefing Wednesday and anchor Brianna Keilar told her viewers press secretary Kayleigh McEnany was “lying” about President Donald Trump’s coronavirus response.During the briefing, McEnany was asked to respond to new reporting from Bob Woodward that Trump knew about the coronavirus threat in early February, but downplayed it significantly.“The president never downplayed the virus,” McEnany said. “The president expressed calm.”Also Read: Trump Tells Bob Woodwa
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Kayleigh McEnany Counters Jacob Blake Family Statement That Trump Admin Hasn’t Reached Out
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Monday the Trump administration is “efforting outreach” to the family of Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot seven time in the back by police in Kenosha, Wis.Her statement on “Fox & Friends” came three days after Jacob Blake Sr. told CNN Friday he has spoken with Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the wake of his son’s shooting, but he hasn’t heard anything from President Donald Trump.“We are efforting outreach, have not been able to connect ye
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Chris Wallace Condemns Kayleigh McEnany for Questioning White House Reporters’ Faith
Chris Wallace was back to challenging the Trump administration on “Fox News Sunday” this week, criticizing Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany for impugning the faith of reporters who questioned the president’s push to reopen places of worship.On Friday, Trump threatened to “override” the authority of governors if they did not reopen religious buildings that have been closed in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19. When reporters told McEnany that the president had no legal authority to do s
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