Newly appointed White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has come under fire for controversial past comments.
Newly appointed White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has come under fire for controversial past comments about President Barack Obama's birthplace and the coronavirus pandemic.
McEnany had posted several tweets in 2012 about the racist conspiracy theory spread by"birthers," or those who questioned Obama's birthplace. Former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes shared the tweet about a"hut in Kenya" and wrote,"this is the racist who is now the press secretary for the President of the United States."Former Trump White House press secretary Sarah Sanders praised McEnany's appointment, calling her and Alyssa Farah, who was also named to the White House press team on Wednesday,"smart and capable women who have been loyal fighters for @realDonaldTrump.
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