Who says the White House is hostile to the notion of transparency?
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany got a little too honest with the media during Friday’s press briefing as she touted President Donald Trump’s $100,000 donation from his salary to the Department of Health and Human Services’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Here’s the check amounted to $100,000 that will go directly from President Trump and his paycheck that he does not take but rather donates it to various noble initiatives, including in honor of COVID this time and those who have passed and the studies underway,” McEnany told reporters while holding up the check, putting Trump’s private bank account and routing numbers on full display.
White House spokesperson Judd Deere lashed out when reporters pointed out the blunder.
“Leave it to the media to find a shameful reason not to simply report the facts, focusing instead on whether the check is real or not,” he said in a statement.
Watch McEnany below:
WH press secretary shows Trump's $100,000 check to HHS. pic.twitter.com/o474dW0oZG
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) May 23, 2020
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Hackers successful in using the leaked information to access the account were subsequently crushed to find that the Trump account was not only empty, but significantly overdrawn as well.
Unless you’re Trump, crime DOESN’T pay.
I guess they don’t teach you at Georgetown, Oxford, or Harvard Law that modern cameras tend to have high resolving power and images can be magnified to read even fine print at normal distances. I wonder what a moderately skilled hacker could do with a name, an account number, and a routing number? Silly of me, though. I’m sure the Russians have a copy of every financial document he ever signed or initialed or had something to do with in any way.
I’m not aware of any proof he’s had a net worth in positive territory for the last 30 years.
Boy, will that hacker who tries to steal the money in Trump’s account be embarrassed when he finds out the account is overdrawn.
ETA: Darn, foiled again by @maximus.
I’m thinking Lindsey Lohan should play her in an SNL Skit.