White House Accuses Democrats Of ‘Almost Taking The Side Of Terrorists’

White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham listens during a Cabinet meeting on October 21, 2019. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham spun a shocking accusation on Monday while she was defending an offensive image of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that President Donald Trump had retweeted.

The press secretary made the comment after Fox News host Harris Faulkner asked why Trump had retweeted a Photoshopped image of Pelosi and Schumer wearing a hijab and turban, respectively, superimposed on an Iranian flag.

“I think the President is making clear that the Democrats have been parroting Iranian talking points and almost taking the side of terrorists and those who were out to kill the Americans,” Grisham said.

“I think the President was making the point that the Democrats seem to hate him so much that they’re willing to be on the side of countries and leadership of countries who want to kill Americans,” she continued.

Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) had made a similar smear last week, saying that Democrats who opposed Trump’s strike on Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani were “in love with terrorists.”

The Republican apologized several days later after receiving major blowblack for the remark.

“Let me be clear: I do not believe Democrats are in love with terrorists, and I apologize for what I said earlier this week,” he tweeted.

Watch Grisham below:

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  1. Not sure confirming the bigotry was the right move but not a lot to work with.

  2. Stephanie Grisham must be working on her second bottle of vodka already. She’s a mean drunk.

  3. “I think the President is making clear that the Democrats have been parroting Iranian talking points and almost taking the side of terrorists and those who were out to kill the Americans,” Grisham said.

    Name the Democrats specifically and tell us exactly what they said.

    I’ll wait.

    Because, with just a little effort, we can name Trump, Kennedy (R-Rep from Louisiana), Gaetz, Jordan. McCarthy and others who have been repeating almost verbatim Russian propaganda, and exactly what they’ve said is on the written, transcribed, and taped record (although the number of times they’ve done it over an extensive period of time will make assembling it all rather burdensome).

  4. Will this blow back and hurt this President?

    Don’t hang by the neck waiting. It will further engrain the lie to the masses because no one will push back on this. It’s contemptible, but not unexpected, from this administration.

  5. Avatar for tgp tgp says:

    Stephanie Grisham is not a White House press secretary. She is the President’s publicist, propagandist, and public relations spokesperson. She has never held a press conference.

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