White House gaslighter press secretary Kayleigh McEnany just held what may have been her worst press conference to date, during which she tried to assure reporters that there’s no need for anyone to be worried about Donald Trump testing positive for coronavirus.
McEnany insisted that Trump is doing juuust fine. Great, actually! Sure, he’s feeling a little down, but he’s working harder than ever. In fact, White House aides are having to tell him to “slow down, boss!” because he just keeps powering through because, you know, stamina!
When asked what “mild symptoms” Trump is exhibiting, McEnany wouldn’t answer the question, simply saying, “I’m not going to get into the president’s symptoms exactly.”
That inspires confidence!
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JUST IN: Press Sec. Kayleigh McEnany gives reporters an update on President Trump: "He's been hard at work. We're having to slow him down a little bit." pic.twitter.com/q7bcL7AK1R
— The Hill (@thehill) October 2, 2020
And when asked why Trump attended a fundraiser at his New Jersey golf club even after he knew he had been exposed to the virus and was showing early symptoms of COVID-19, McEnany inspired even more confidence by spewing several verifiable lies.
First, she said the fundraiser was held outdoors. (It wasn’t.) Then she said it had been deemed safe for Trump to travel. But when asked who made that assessment, she refused to answer and instead quite literally turned around and hurried away.
—@PaulaReidCBS presses @PressSec on who assessed it was OK for Trump to have attended fundraiser after WH learned of possible exposure. McEnany says White House operations made the assessment in consultation with others, then ends briefing. pic.twitter.com/IxcPVq034U
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) October 2, 2020
Since announcing he tested positive for coronavirus, Trump has been radio silent on Twitter. He hasn’t made a peep in 13 hours, which may be a record for him.
In a statement, Vice President Joe Biden, who has tested negative for coronavirus, wished Trump and his wife a “swift recovery” from the virus that has, so far, killed over 208,000 Americans.
“Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery,” Biden said. “We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family.”
mz.sam
Keyleigh needs to truthfully shut up and go find honest work at a Covid ICU unit.
overitreally
yes!!! perfect answer!!!
Matthewnow
She must be quietly working for Dems. Every time she opens her mouth, trump (name not capitalized on purpose) loses more ground. She is deliciously wrong at every turn.
Liquid Silver
Do we even know what the truth is? Does Trump have COVID? Is this some weird sort of ruse where he pops up tomorrow and says, “HA! Kidding! How could I have a hoax virus?”
This guy is crazy, after all.
The thing to worry about is if he disappears, nobody sees him, but the Tweets continue.
Heywood Jablowme
Like with Herman Cain, the tweets may continue from the grave!
Fname Optional Lname
yea right Key wee, I will believe that just as much as I would believe that you never slept with one of your best friends boyfriends!
Why doesn’t she and Sarah Suckabee get together and just lie to each other about how wonderful their lives are. They can exchange recipes for torturing small animals / young children and then go to the mall to make insecure teenage cashiers cry for not knowing who they are.
charlieeod74
I for one won’t be praying for the SOB.
jayceecook
Had I been a reporter there the second she turned a heel I would have channeled my best Noxeema Jackson impression and yelled, “Oh no girlfriend, did you just do a U-ie!?”
Personally I’m skeptical that they actually have it. This could very well be a ruse to boost his chances. Yes I’m aware how it sounds. But imagine 10 years ago you were having a chat with your mates and one said the dude from The Apprentice was going to be our POTUS.
Creamsicle
I have to wonder what drives people to want to be Press Secretary for this administration. The turnover is so obscenely high. I can’t think of another administration that has gone through as many as this one has. Towards the end of her tenure, Huckabee-Sanders just stopped doing the job altogether.
Max
I’ve been curious as well. is it they think their position will be impressive on their résumé for their next job? their way of laddering (or ass-kissing) to the top?
barryaksarben
Afterwards they are known throughout the world as LIARS. WHo would then hire such a horrible person. WHo wants a LIAR in any capacity? oh, some churches no doubt who have ALOT to cover up like Jerry Falwell Jr and other evangelicals who have sexual kinks they are lying about
dhmonarch89
dhmonarch89
with all the lies the WH has told, it’s hard to know exactly what’s going on…is this the truth- he has the virus and mild symptoms… is it much worse than they’re saying…is he just trying to get sympathy…is he trying to duck out of the next debate….who knows with these shameless liars- and that’s the price you pay for acting this way for 4 years!
WSnyder
Yes, he’s SO totally fine he’s going to Walter Reed. His symptoms are SO mild they’re giving him a experimental treatment to boost his immunity. He’s been working hard all morning [that’s a first]. It’s SO mild in fact that Larry Kudlow calls it ‘Very Moderate’.
Like telling the people on the Titanic everything is OK, but there’s a very low chance you might experience some moisture.
cassiew
Logged in just to say your comment made me LOL.
Kieran
I expected all the leftists gloating today. I’m not scandalized or outraged. Instead I’m just exhausted from a culture that produces so many shitty human beings.
If I ever get the point in life where I’m secretly hoping that Joe Biden (or anybody actually) dies from Wuhan virus, just shoot me and put me out of my misery.
jayceecook
If I didn’t believe in strict gun control…
ttzach
And I expected the hypocrisy from the right. After GOP senators wished Obama dead, something that none of the democrat politicians have done, you are exhausted from some liberals wanting Trump to get karmic justice? Ok then.
Literally, tens of thousands of Americans died needless deaths because he didn’t want to affect the stock market. He made fun of Biden for wearing his mask days before testing positive. Something the CDC strongly recommends, that he knows a lot of his supporters are against due to fake news, and he chooses to enforce that harmful view. Well if that exhausts you, you need a nap sweetie.
Heywood Jablowme
Did you notice thousands of Trumpers gloating (and worse) about RBG’s death? That was only two weeks ago!
But I get it. You think “leftists” are hypocrites because they supposedly are in favor of “tolerance” and so on. While since Trump’s entire world view is based on hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate, Trumpers can never be hypocrites on that score.
Kangol2
Oh Kieran, girl, please! You know how bad Don the Con is! All he does is lie, and you won’t say a single thing about it. You also won’t say a single thing about his failure to condemn his pals like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Russia, etc. who are TORTURING gay people, killing them. You remain silent.
(And you can stick that racist slur up your backside!)
I said on another thread that I don’t wish anyone ill and that includes the horrible Don the Con. But if he had just done the RIGHT thing, rather than lying to the American people, we would not have 209,000 dead Americans from Covid-19; we would not have a shattered US economy; and HE would not have had to be airlifted to Walter Reed with Covid-19 because he and everyone around him flouted the rules at every step, as Americans have gotten sick and died.
Can you not even take one shred of responsibility for supporting an incompetent, treasonous person like Don the Con? Can he not take one shred of responsibility for putting this country, his wife, his close associates, his party, everyone around him, including himself, in such danger? What is it going to take to shake you into reality? Covid-19 is not political, but Don the Con’s gross mismanagement of it is. Don’t blame “liberals” or “Democrats,” who for the most part have tried to do the right thing with this illness; blame your part and own your role in supporting the GOP death cult!
geb1966
Gimme a break. Exactly one year to the date before he tested positive for Covid, your dear trumpy was PUBLICLY mocking Hilary when she tested positive for pneumonia. So don’t cry about shitty humans. That man in the White House is the biggest pile of feces to ever set foot on the earth.
Do I hope he dies? No. Do I think this is a result of his own actions? Most certainly. Less than a week ago he was mocking the protocols his opponent is following and requiring of his team. He deserves no sympathy.
barryaksarben
Your exhausted by bad behavior? PHULEESE GIrl! Trump has bad mouthed anyone since 2016 who even slightly disagrees with him. He GLOATED when Hillary had Pneumonia and sid she should drop out. SO, you must have been horrified when he said that, right? You hypocritical pos troll. Again, we keep telling you. We dont want you here. You are either too stupid to not know what you are talking about at the lowest level possible or you are just a troll. We can not be lied to as we know what we see and we UNDERSTAND context something that seems waaay beyond you. And as said above the right (including so called christian ministers) rejoicing in RGBs death. Go spread your lies elsewhere witch YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE. You are wasting your time and should apologise to every single HONEST gay person on this site. GFY. Melania just whined about how people actually cared about those terrible little kids in cages and didnt think her pretty coming off the plane in that designer coat. SHe also said F**k Christmas which must upset her oh so devout husband. LOL
Cam
Funny, people are just showing the same amount of concern for Trump that he showed for the 210,000 people who have died because he ignored all of the science about Covid.
Additionally if somebody purposely keeps putting their hand on a stove in spite of people telling them not to, they don’t then get to turn around and play victim because people told them they shouldn’t have done that.
But as always, we can depend on you Republicans to cause a problem, then play victim.
mailliw110
Oh Karen…..
jayceecook
Here’s my serious take now that I’ve had some fun at how irony and karma came together and one-two punched Trump.
I don’t wish him dead. I don’t wish anybody dead. I’ve said that before on this site. All life is sacred and temporary and because of that I feel we should protect everyone. Even our “enemies”. Real or imagined. Tribalism is just not the way. That is not to say I care or support Trump or the GOP in any way, shape, or form. Unfortunately it needs to be said so… sit your vexatious @ss down Cam and STFU. We ALL know how you feel and what you’re going to copy + past into the comment box.
I’d just like to point out two things that I don’t see many people commenting on. The first is that should you all wishing Trump would die or have to step down because he can’t fulfill his duties as the POTUS you know who is next in line right? The virulent p***y pounder Pence. And he would be worse than Trump. Way worse. Especially for our community. This is the man that supports conversion therapy. He is so freaking obsessed with God or Jesus or whomever sits on that imaginary celestial throne that it’s basically a Christian Talented Mr. Ripley situation. And those repubs, indys, and the party that shall not be named who are considering not voting for Trump would flock to Pence. The GOP would love it because they would have a candidate who isn’t…well Trump running. That can’t happen.
Second, while this fake betch and her I-won’t-lie-to-you-lies are so out of touch with reality, the fact is no press secretary would ever truly divulge the actual condition of our president. No matter whom that would be. It would signal to our country’s enemies that we as a nation are weak. They probably are already gleeful of the fact that our country is in a state of civil unrest. Any president would have his or her condition downplayed in the media to protect our country’s interests. That is fact. I’m positive it has happened before.
Now how she did that was waaaay off and completely embarrassing for her and the job she holds. Clearly this is not a position she is even remotely qualified for. Though with Trump as POTUS I don’t know who really is.
So, sorry not sorry Kieran and the folks like them. I’m not gloating today. If this is in fact true and not a political maneuver to help his reelection efforts then we all need to hope he maintains the ability to act as POTUS. This country can’t have Pence in power. Periodt.
Max
take her binder away. kick her to the curb.
she can’t possibly be desirable to anyone, can she?
Dannymac
I smell a Rat !!!
It wouldn’t surprise me if it is all a HOAX designed to help boost the narrative that he has had for months and in 2 weeks time he announces that he has made a miraculous recovery with the help of hydroxychloroquine and zinc tablets, just like he has been saying all along but no one believed him.
WSnyder
And now a third GOP Senator has COVID making the GOP power-play to get Barrett’s SCOTUS vote iffy. Where’s the righteous Pastor yelling this is all a sign from God about Barrett’s confirmation? They see signs all the time that this hurricane is because of gay marriage and this earthquake is because of gay rights. But the President and now numerous GOP leaders coming down with COVID right after her nomination and…[crickets].
Yeah, let’s talk about hypocrisy
ScottOnEarth
Am I the only one who wonders why reporters bother asking this soulless, lying piece of shit anything? She has never once been honest or factual.
Terrycloth
Let’s say Tramp’s advisers said lets say you have covid. We will fly you to Walter Reed for a few days . We will get the doctors a script get them on board. Look the media will eat this up you’ll be on every channel cable or network. Less about Biden, more about you ! after your disatorius debate and the booing and chants lock him up at RBG. Memorial you need this….
Just an idea. I wouldn’t put it past Agent Orange..or it is real and he says his cured.
richkonyc
I have to agree with you. Suddenly, I am all cynical and wondering if this is not just a set up to show how he has overcome COVID with the new, amazing treatment he promised, and amazingly all his cronies will come forth and report that they, too, have been cured. Very “Wag the Dog”!
Ginger Tom
Nobody can be sure that Trump actually has the coronavirus at all. It could easily be a desperate stunt to divert attention from his car crash of a Presidential debate. He could be pretending to have it in order to downplay it yet again or to gain sympathy from the public.
However if he does have the virus he is about to enter the much more dangerous second week of infection. There are indications that he is very vulnerable to this. If he undergoes a severe cytokine storm from his immune system he is seriously up against it and will probably be finished as a properly functioning human being even if he does not die as a result of it.
vinnieboiblue
McAninny had irony slapped in her face when she got covid from the Donald.