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Post by Admin on Jul 24, 2020 20:46:49 GMT
Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was finishing up her briefing with reporters on Friday when she criticized so-called “cancel” culture, citing decisions to drop shows like Cops and Live PD in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd.
She also included on the list PAW Patrol, the popular cartoon franchise that has aired on Nickelodeon since 2013.
McEnany said that President Donald Trump “is also appalled by cancel culture, and cancel culture specifically as it pertains to cops. We saw a few weeks ago that PAW Patrol, a cartoon show about cops, was canceled. The show Cops was canceled. Live PD was canceled. Lego halted the sales of their Lego City police station.”
A spokesperson for Nickelodeon, which airs the show, told Deadline that the show has not been canceled.
Last month, there were Internet rumors that the show was being canceled. But those appear to have been started after a series of satirical social media posts, according to Snopes.com.
The satire started after the show posted a message to its social media account in June.
“In solidarity of #amplifymelanatedvoices we will be muting our content until June 7th to give access for Black voices to be heard so we can continue to listen and further our learning. #amplifyblackvoices.”
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Post by Admin on Jul 30, 2020 8:40:54 GMT
Kayleigh McEnany had a difficult job even before her boss started retweeting conspiracy theories from a fringe doctor who blames demon sperm and alien DNA for America’s health problems.
CBS This Morning co-host Anthony Mason wasted no time getting to that particular story when he invited the White House press secretary on his show Wednesday morning.
“Why is the president pushing hydroxychloroquine again when his own health experts say it’s not effective in treating the virus?” he asked.
McEnany began by explaining that, despite science to the contrary, Trump has a “positive outlook” on the drug’s potential as a “prophylaxis in the early stages.” The president famously told the press he was taking hydroxychloroquine two months into the pandemic because he had “heard a lot of good stories” about it.
“He wants to save lives, that is his goal here,” she added. “That is why he’s promoting this drug as a prophylaxis but only in consultation with your doctor.”
After pointing out that Dr. Anthony Fauci has contradicted the president’s “positive outlook” on the drug by citing medical evidence, Mason zeroed in on the video that Trump retweeted of Dr. Stella Immanuel in which she not only promoted hydroxychloroquine as a miracle “cure” for COVID-19 but also declared that people “do not need to wear masks” and that shutdowns are “unnecessary.”
“This just comes a week after the president said masks are ‘patriotic,’” the host continued. “There’s a shift in tone here and what appear to be very mixed messages. Why?”
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Post by Admin on Sept 16, 2020 19:22:28 GMT
“Thank you for the great reviews of the @abc News show last night!” President Trump tweeted the morning after a town-hall event with George Stephanopoulos that Laura Ingraham described as an “ambush.”
Fox News daytime host Sandra Smith seemed to have a different take when she spoke with White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday and repeatedly grilled her on various instances during which Trump seemed to hurt his own case that—despite what you may have heard him tell Rage author Bob Woodward—he’s actually been “up-playing” the coronavirus pandemic.
The anchor began with Trump’s claim that “herd mentality” would make the virus “disappear,” even without a vaccine. “Is the president going at it on his own with these forecasts or do the medical experts advising him agree with those forecasts?” Smith asked.
Deftly ignoring the president’s obvious mistake, McEnany told Smith, “Well, the term herd immunity is a medical term, which means that when you have a certain percentage of a population have antibodies, you have herd immunity. And it can be done via a vaccine or via prior illness, that you develop the antibodies.” She repeated, “It’s a medical term.”
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Post by Admin on Sept 24, 2020 19:15:23 GMT
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany sought to walk back President Trump's comments suggesting he might not accept the election results if Democratic nominee Joe Biden were declared the winner.
"We're going to have to see what happens. You know that," Trump said on Wednesday evening in response to a reporter's question about whether he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power.
"I've been complaining very strongly about the ballots. And the ballots are a disaster," Trump said, once again pushing his unsubstantiated claims about mail-in ballot fraud.
McEnany told reporters on Thursday afternoon that Trump would accept the results of "a free and fair election." She said the question to which Trump was responding was prefaced with "win, lose or draw."
Shortly after Trump's remarks on Wednesday, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, tweeted his disapproval: "Fundamental to democracy is the peaceful transition of power; without that, there is Belarus. Any suggestion that a president might not respect this Constitutional guarantee is both unthinkable and unacceptable."
Other top Republicans followed suit Thursday morning. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., wrote: "There will be an orderly transition just as there has been every four years since 1792."
The third-ranking House Republican, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., also shared her rejection of Trump's remarks, writing, "The peaceful transfer of power is enshrined in our Constitution and fundamental to the survival of our Republic. America's leaders swear an oath to the Constitution. We will uphold that oath."
Also pushing back was Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., tweeting, "As we have done for over two centuries we will have a legitimate & fair election."
While more Republicans joined their colleagues in emphasizing even a Trump loss would involve an orderly transfer of power to the new administration, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California downplayed the president's statement and pointed to comments last month from former 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who suggested Biden not concede the election if it's close.
McCarthy said he believes Trump will win reelection and there will be "a smooth transition" to a second term, telling reporters: "I know this will keep you up at night, but don't worry about it."
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