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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,837 posts)
Sun May 24, 2020, 01:32 PM May 2020

Trump press secretary scolds media for not spreading Obamagate conspiracy

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany admonished the press corps on Friday for refusing to promote unproven theories suggesting Barack Obama and other administration officials sought to undermine Donald Trump‘s campaign and election with the “unmasking” of the president’s former aide.

Chanel Rion with One America News, which the president has praised for its flattering coverage, asked whether Mr Trump was “considering pardoning” his predecessor, who hasn’t been convicted of any crime, for “illegally wiretapping” and “illegally spying on citizens” among “other potential crimes” as part of the president’s “Obamagate“ conspiracy, in which former Obama officials are accused of entrapping former national security adviser Michael Flynn as part of a “deep state” sting against his administration.

The question appeared to be an assist for the press secretary to read from prepared remarks and show several virtual slides with prepared “questions” for reporters to ask Mr Obama.

“Any good journalist would want to answer why people were unmasked,” Ms McEnany said. ”Did anyone take it upon themselves to pose any questions about Michael Flynn and unmasking to president Obama’s spokesperson? Not a single journalist has posed that question.”

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-press-secretary-scolds-media-225311534.html

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uponit7771

(90,323 posts)
7. I would never send my child to Harvard looking at these extra dumb asses who've graduated from
Sun May 24, 2020, 01:57 PM
May 2020

... there

Journeyman

(15,031 posts)
3. Golly Whataninny . . .
Sun May 24, 2020, 01:43 PM
May 2020

Everyone knows "Obamagate" is the little portal in Trump's head that Barack uses to enter and live rent free in the space where Trump's mind would otherwise be.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
4. The one who needs unmasking...
Sun May 24, 2020, 01:43 PM
May 2020

The one who needs unmasking, for the sake of all, is the one who is making the false accusations, which is such an obvious and now hackneyed tactic.

Fistula Face knows how to do that and keeps hammering away in order to try to control the narrative and deflect from himself in order to imply some sort of feigned innocence or integrity. It is quite the opposite to the degree of mobster-level corruption, etc.

Those tax returns would be a start, but the list of other shady and illegal activities is immense and, well, you have to point in the other direction to not get caught.

How to stop this kind of egregious injection of irrelevant, reality TV show drama is an important question. It's debilitating and myopic to say the least. We have more important things on our minds and a crisis to cope with and manage. We all share that and isn't it a shame that, with a divide and conquer monster at the helm, we are finding discord and hatred instead of much needed unity and resolve.

H2O Man

(73,524 posts)
8. Recommended.
Sun May 24, 2020, 01:59 PM
May 2020

I disagree with her ......people will be using Trump's ultra-weak conspiracy theory. We'll rub his face in it.

Boomerproud

(7,949 posts)
9. For the millionth time Flynn was not unmasked.
Sun May 24, 2020, 02:01 PM
May 2020

The question and slideshow should have been meet with laughter. This shit has gone on too long.Crush it now.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
10. Boy, she is a piece of work. How long has she been on board before they exposed her to the press?
Sun May 24, 2020, 02:05 PM
May 2020

She has more than a mega-load of confidence to attack like she does. She walked in without going through the usual honeymoon period and is already making people wonder how long she will have that job.

I'm sure Trump loves her.

kacekwl

(7,016 posts)
13. Somebody should have asked that question
Sun May 24, 2020, 02:37 PM
May 2020

and if every reporter there except the plant of course broke out laughing that would have made her cry.

EleanorR

(2,389 posts)
16. Here she is criticizing Obama for golfing after floods in Lousiana
Sun May 24, 2020, 02:51 PM
May 2020

She's a typical republican, no sense of shame and no moral core.


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