New WH Press Secretary’s First Briefing Becomes Pity Party For Michael Flynn

May 1, 2020
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May 1, 2020

New White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany’s first press briefing saw the new official suddenly shoehorning Michael Flynn and the “grave miscarriage of justice” he supposedly suffered as she was speaking, despite the fact that nobody had asked her about the former Trump adviser.

She also accused reporters of ignoring the FBI’s documents on interviewing Flynn, which Trump and his allies have portrayed as a smoking gun of the FBI conspiring to entrap Flynn.

“I’ve seen very scant coverage of that,” McEnany complained.

It’s been over a year of no on-camera briefings from a press secretary.

The last briefing held by a White House press secretary was on March 11, 2019 with Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Her successor, Stephanie Grisham, didn’t hold a single on-camera briefing during her tenure, and her only public appearances were on Fox News.

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New White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany’s first press briefing saw the new official suddenly shoehorning Michael Flynn and the “grave miscarriage of justice” he supposedly suffered as she was speaking, despite the fact that nobody had asked her about the former Trump adviser.

She also accused reporters of ignoring the FBI’s documents on interviewing Flynn, which Trump and his allies have portrayed as a smoking gun of the FBI conspiring to entrap Flynn.

“I’ve seen very scant coverage of that,” McEnany complained.

It’s been over a year of no on-camera briefings from a press secretary.

The last briefing held by a White House press secretary was on March 11, 2019 with Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Her successor, Stephanie Grisham, didn’t hold a single on-camera briefing during her tenure, and her only public appearances were on Fox News.

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  1. I’m guess the briefing was:

    • Brief
    • Pointless
    • Factless
    • Tactless
    • Exuberant in praise of Fat Nixon
  2. First Question: “Why is Mr. Trump afraid to face the press himself?”

  3. Her delivery is like someone running for high school student council for the first time. Also, try looking at the audience at least once a minute.

  4. As this briefing begins, may I share this recent consumer-products data set from the US Department of Commerce?

    US Makeup and Cosmetics Purchases by Market Segments, 2020 year-to-date:

    Kellyanne Conway 50%
    Kayleigh McEnany 15%
    Ivanka Trump 15%
    Melania Trump 15%
    Everyone Else 5%

    We might be facing shortages in the near future.

  5. Well…at least she is prettier than Sean Spicer.

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