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Zorro

(15,740 posts)
Sat May 9, 2020, 10:04 AM May 2020

A single Kayleigh McEnany quote gives away the game

Katie Miller, the wife of adviser Stephen Miller, has tested positive for the coronavirus. The infection of Ms. Miller, a close adviser to Vice President Pence, means potential exposure to President Trump’s inner circle — so reporters are raising questions about White House internal testing policies.

The White House has indicated to reporters that Pence and many members of his staff have been getting tested daily, and Pence and Trump appear not to have had contact with Katie Miller recently.

Meanwhile, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany sought to reassure the news media that the White House testing procedures are sound. I wanted to draw attention to this quote from McEnany:

“We have put in place the guidelines that our experts have put forward to keep this building safe, which means contact tracing," McEnany told reporters during Friday’s news briefing. "All of the recommended guidelines we have for businesses that have essential workers, we are now putting them in place here in the White House. So as America reopens safely, the White House is continuing to operate safely.”

The careful reader will note a jarring juxtaposition here. McEnany claims both that the United States is reopening safely and that the White House is operating safely. But only one of these two — the White House — actually has the sort of testing regime the White House itself is now implicitly acknowledging is a prerequisite to safety.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/08/single-kayleigh-mcenany-quote-gives-away-game/
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A single Kayleigh McEnany quote gives away the game (Original Post) Zorro May 2020 OP
K&R for exposure Docreed2003 May 2020 #1
About 43% are Kaiserguy May 2020 #21
Never forget: "...our stockpile." CrispyQ May 2020 #2
Exactly. ...nt 2naSalit May 2020 #5
OUR DOJ... eom SilasSouleII May 2020 #14
Spot on. Even so, it's notable that theWH didn't recognize the coronavirus isn't afraid of tests. Raven123 May 2020 #3
The fact of the matter is testing does not stop you from becoming infected. pazzyanne May 2020 #22
IOW, there are no 'essential workers' in the White House... Wounded Bear May 2020 #4
Not in the last 3+ years. CaptYossarian May 2020 #16
Yes, those guidelines that were 2naSalit May 2020 #6
I think many Americans with the ability to stay home IronLionZion May 2020 #7
Boy, does he look a whole lot better with a face mask on! PWPippinesq May 2020 #13
It's the Lou Costello eyes. CaptYossarian May 2020 #17
And of course that kind of mask, because of his beard, provides no protection to others... FailureToCommunicate May 2020 #18
No one told Ted that the mask does not protect him - pazzyanne May 2020 #23
Interesting mask choice. LudwigPastorius May 2020 #26
We can guess what Trump's mask would look like IronLionZion May 2020 #32
I just hope when Biden becomes president and the orange scourge is escorted out Javaman May 2020 #8
Don't forget to bleach it to. Doreen May 2020 #28
Lying gaslighting asshole gonna lie. NRaleighLiberal May 2020 #9
The death cult is just now putting guidelines in place??? Just now?? Nasty spreaders everywhere, niyad May 2020 #10
So in other words........ KS Toronado May 2020 #11
Trump: Safety for me but not so much for thee. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #12
GOP idea of comedy and tragedy: world wide wally May 2020 #15
I can't remember who said it BGBD May 2020 #19
TRUMP / COVID 2020 ".... there will be a lot of death" uponit7771 May 2020 #20
... LudwigPastorius May 2020 #27
..👍🏼 uponit7771 May 2020 #29
Miller was with Pence at the PPE delivery the day before testing positive - Ms. Toad May 2020 #24
"All the recommended guidelines... TNNurse May 2020 #25
Note to Kayleigh: Coronavirus isn't fooled by gaslighting Blue Owl May 2020 #30
They get tested daily and the rest of us can't even get one test. Maraya1969 May 2020 #31
Testing is only important for us sellitman May 2020 #33

Docreed2003

(16,858 posts)
1. K&R for exposure
Sat May 9, 2020, 10:09 AM
May 2020

They know exactly what they're doing. They're just wagering the rest of the country is too dumb to notice.

Raven123

(4,830 posts)
3. Spot on. Even so, it's notable that theWH didn't recognize the coronavirus isn't afraid of tests.
Sat May 9, 2020, 10:18 AM
May 2020

The idea that daily testing instead of masks and social distancing is nonsensical.

pazzyanne

(6,551 posts)
22. The fact of the matter is testing does not stop you from becoming infected.
Sat May 9, 2020, 12:46 PM
May 2020

It only lets you know you are infected. Sort of like closing the barn door after the live stock has escaped. Only a wide spread testing and tracing program will stop the virus in it's tracks. Sad that the WH only recognizes this where THEY live and work. We need to get tests and tracing for ALL AMERICANS, not just the privileged!

2naSalit

(86,579 posts)
6. Yes, those guidelines that were
Sat May 9, 2020, 10:35 AM
May 2020

Buried by your boss? Those guidelines?


"All of the recommended guidelines we have for businesses that have essential workers, we are now putting them in place here in the White House. So as America reopens safely, the White House is continuing to operate safely.”

IronLionZion

(45,433 posts)
7. I think many Americans with the ability to stay home
Sat May 9, 2020, 11:06 AM
May 2020

will continue to do so as much as they can. There will be people going out of course, but it will be few enough to maybe have some hope of social distancing.

It will be disproportionately people like Ted Cruz

FailureToCommunicate

(14,013 posts)
18. And of course that kind of mask, because of his beard, provides no protection to others...
Sat May 9, 2020, 12:08 PM
May 2020

or himself. But he obviously doesn't care.

pazzyanne

(6,551 posts)
23. No one told Ted that the mask does not protect him -
Sat May 9, 2020, 12:49 PM
May 2020

unless someone else is wearing it. Good to see he is modeling good behavior. It happens so little in trump world.

Javaman

(62,521 posts)
8. I just hope when Biden becomes president and the orange scourge is escorted out
Sat May 9, 2020, 11:12 AM
May 2020

that the White House is boiled clean.

niyad

(113,284 posts)
10. The death cult is just now putting guidelines in place??? Just now?? Nasty spreaders everywhere,
Sat May 9, 2020, 11:14 AM
May 2020

the f'n covidiots!

world wide wally

(21,742 posts)
15. GOP idea of comedy and tragedy:
Sat May 9, 2020, 11:42 AM
May 2020

Comedy is when you catch the Coronavirus. Tragedy is when I catch it.

(Thanks to Mel Brooks)

 

BGBD

(3,282 posts)
19. I can't remember who said it
Sat May 9, 2020, 12:21 PM
May 2020

but they were right.

I'd open my store when the White House is open for tours to the general public again.

Ms. Toad

(34,069 posts)
24. Miller was with Pence at the PPE delivery the day before testing positive -
Sat May 9, 2020, 12:52 PM
May 2020

What's up with "Pence and Trump appear not to have had contact with Katie Miller recently."

Not to mention, the location they were together - not wearing masks - was at a nursing home the day before.


TNNurse

(6,926 posts)
25. "All the recommended guidelines...
Sat May 9, 2020, 01:02 PM
May 2020

we are NOW putting them into place". The implication that they have not had precautions before is very encouraging.

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