McEnany defends Trump’s promoting 'Morning Joe' conspiracy theory
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Tuesday defended President Trump’s promotion of a murder conspiracy theory about 'Morning Joe' host Joe Scarborough.
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KAYLEIGH MCENANY: Well, you know, I would note that the president said this morning that this is not an original Trump thought, and it is not. In fact, 2003 on Don Imus's show it was Don Imus and Joe Scarborough that joked about killing an intern, joked and laughed about it. And that was, I'm sure, pretty hurtful to Lori's family, and Joe Scarborough himself brought this up with Don Imus, and Joe Scarborough himself can answer.
- But he's the president of the United States, and he's accusing somebody of possibly murder. This is different. He's not a private citizen. He's the president.
KAYLEIGH MCENANY: Yeah, and Joe Scarborough, if we want to start talking about false accusations, we have quite a few we can go through about Mika asserting--
- No, I'm asking about--
KAYLEIGH MCENANY: Mika Brzezinski--
- I'm asking about the president's allegation.
KAYLEIGH MCENANY: And I'm replying to you and saying this morning, as recently-- I believe it was this morning or yesterday Mika accused the president of being responsible for 100,000 deaths in this country. That's incredibly irresponsible. They've dragged his family through the mud. They've made false accusations that I won't go through that I would not say from this podium against the president of the United States, and they should be held to account for their falsehoods.
Joe Scarborough should be held to account for saying people will die by taking hydroxychloroquine. Never mind the millions of Americans and people across the world who take it for rheumatoid arthritis and other reasons. There are a litany of false headlines like Mika--
- Did that justify the president running a false conspiracy theory that suggested that he's responsible for murder?
KAYLEIGH MCENANY: I would point you back to Joe Scarborough who laughed and joked about this item on Don Imus's show. It's Joe Scarborough that has to answer these questions.
