Kayleigh McEnany defends Donald Trump pushing 'Morning Joe' murder conspiracy theory with no evidence
Introducing no evidence to support the claim, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Tuesday defended Donald Trump for repeatedly pushing a conspiracy theory that Joe Scarborough murdered a former staff member in 2001.
Ms McEnany cited a years-old interview in which the former Florida GOP congressman is bantering with then-MSNBC morning show host Don Imus about his new evening show on the network. Mr Imus says Mr Scarborough "had sex with the intern so you had to kill her." Mr Scarborough laughs. As Mr Imus continued riffing, Mr Scarborough says, "What are you gonna do?"
During a Tuesday press briefing, Ms McEnany responded to questions about Mr Trump pushing the conspiracy theory – debunked nearly 20 years ago by local police who ruled the death an accident – by saying it is Mr Scarborough, now the host of MSNBC's morning show -- who must answer for the staff member's death.
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