McEnany fires back at Communist-inspired question at press briefing
President Trump’s press secretary had the perfect answer when asked a leading question about the president using a “racist” term when talking about coronavirus.
“The President doesn’t,” Kayleigh McEnany told the assembled press corps on Monday. “What the president does do is point to the fact that the origin of the virus is China.”
“It’s a fair thing to point out, as China tries to ridiculously rewrite history, ridiculously blame the coronavirus on American soldiers,” she said. “This is what China is trying to do. And what President Trump is saying [is], ‘No, China, I will label this virus for its place of origin.’”
Chinese Communist spokespeople have often said publicly, and officially, that the origin of the COVID-19 virus was U.S. soldiers who participated in military games in China in the fall of 2019.
The media row at the press conference ensued after the president referred to COVID-19 as “Kung Flu” at the Tulsa rally on Saturday, a reference he’s used several times to mark China as the origin of the virus.
A quick survey shows that the only people who think the term is racist are Democrats, the media and Chinese Communists.
Says one Hong Kong resident and anti-Communist activist: “The media focuses more on President @realDonaldTrump saying #KungFlu, rather than on holding #China accountable for spreading this #COVID19 out to kill over 100,000 Americans. What is happening? Really!”
What’s really happening is that the media and Democrats often carry the water of Chinese Communists who make similar arguments as progressives in America. In this case, it’s a matter of saying that anything that questions Chinese culpability for the COVID-19 disaster is by definition “racist.”
In February, China expelled three Wall Street Journal reporters over the story, China is the Real Sick Man of Asia, tweeting: “The @WSJ cannot use freedom of speech as a pretext to publish a discriminatory & insulting article with a racist headline. They cannot refuse to apologize for its mistake under the pretext of freedom of speech, either.”
“To be clear,” continued McEnany yesterday, “I think the media is trying to play games with the terminology of this virus, where the focus should be on the fact that China let this out of their country. The same phrase that the media roundly now condemns has been used by the media.”
Previously, the media had used the terms Chinese coronavirus, Chinese virus and Wuhan virus to describe COVID-19, which they have also condemned as racist when used by President Trump, said McEnany, citing specific dates and specific media outlets.
Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
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McEnany is pure gold. She is doing a great job by calling out the media for their fake news and propaganda when that is necessary. Best Press Secretary yet. Keep up the good work Kaleigh. We really appreciate you and what you are doing.
Way to go Kayleigh! You are remarkable at being able to hand it back to the press just as easily as they are to try to play “gotcha”! President Trump should never take questions at a press conference! He should say what needs to be said, then leave, and let Kayleigh deal with the press! She takes no prisoners!
Couldn’t agree more strongly with Galtha58’s comment! She’s fantastic!!
The media continues to confirm and prove that they are not trustworthy with the news coverage. Their standing with most people is well below even Congress. Hatred pushes them and they don’t comprehend that other than the coasts and high liberal cities, most Americans have no respect for them.
Love you LADY, keep up the good work:)
We have to worry about the enemies of the US Inside of
our borders. The corrupt politicians as well as the thug-mobs. Why isn’t Anyone talking about This instead of
congratulating each other and patting themselves on the back for a simple answer?! When you politicos Start fignting fire with fire (as you Should’ve done Weeks ago), then you can ‘celebrate’ your tiny victories. Until then, you All are part of the problem of ‘do nothing’ politicos.
?Everybody was Kung Flu Fighting”???
Wu Flu or Kung Flu. FLU season ALWAYS starts in the EAST. AND they have never tried to prevent it or admit that they have some responsibility.
AND NEVER Will.
I have seen so many Americans that have/are benefiting from the American Dream hating on America.
I suggest they move to China or wherever they think is better than here.
John Ransom, please do not use the term PROGRESSIVE, ACTIVISTS, etc.. Don’t you see that is what the leftists, ANARQUISTS, radical extremists, agitators is what you, the journalists, want you use. That way they distract us of using the terms they hate to be called. Think, Progressive is associated with Progress and obviously everybody want progress, instead use anarquists, extremist, radicals, etc. ; Activist is associated with Activities, but what they are doing is agitating the masses to do what they want.
Democrat scream when you attack those they have allied themselve with!
Kayleigh is a blessing today and well equipped to handle the children of the media…..especially children who ask silly questions and have no real concept of a communist government……or Marx.
Those on the left apparently are too ignorant to know the difference between “nationality” and “race”.
Your share doesn’t work. I wanted to repost some of your articles on facebook. Nothing happens.
They only post what they see as fit for their interests !