On Wednesday, more details emerged about veteran/author Bob Woodward’s new book, “Rage,” which is based in part on a series of interviews with President Donald Trump from December 2019-July 2020 and is due out on September 15 — and one of the most damning revelations is that Trump, in February, acknowledged to Woodward how deadly COVID-19 was even when he was publicly claiming that it didn’t pose a major threat to the United States. On February 7, according to the book, Trump told Woodward, “This is deadly stuff.” And during a March 19 conversation, Trump told Woodward, “I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic.”
Regardless, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is defending Trump vigorously and insisting that he “never downplayed the virus.” And an abundance of Twitter users are reminding her that in fact, Trump did exactly that.
Democratic consultant Tim Hogan posted actual recordings of Trump that contradicted McEnany’s claim:
An 8 second lesson in why you can’t lie when it’s on tape. pic.twitter.com/DWQigbBrZf
— Tim Hogan (@timjhogan) September 9, 2020
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins weighed in as well:
"The president has always been clear-eyed with the American people," Kayleigh McEnany says, after audio was published of the president privately acknowledging how deadly coronavirus was while he was publicly downplaying it. "No one is lying to the American people."
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) September 9, 2020
Here are some of the many other tweets responding to McEnany’s ludicrous defense of the president:
We’ve come a long way from @PressSec @kayleighmcenany saying she’d never lie
— Josh Schwerin (@JoshSchwerin) September 9, 2020
If someone lies about someone else's lies, do the lies negate themselves and become true?
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) September 9, 2020
You CAN'T LIE your way out of this ONE @PressSec
We CAN HEAR @realDonaldTrump with our OWN EARS@realDonaldTrump Should STEP DOWN TODAY.
He is UNFIT for the Office he Holds.
RESIGN.
— The Resistor Sister®️♥️🇺🇸 (@the_resistor) September 9, 2020
I do not know why the press does not stand up now and walk out en masse.
— The Dose of Reality (@TheDoseTweets) September 9, 2020
Her job is literally to lie to the American public and tell us the lies are not lies
— Dorit Murciano (@doritnyc) September 9, 2020
I get what the job is, but @PressSec is simply lying. At some point you have to examine your personal moral compass.
— Gary Bonfante 🇺🇦 (@garybonfante) September 9, 2020
Who else hates Kayleigh McEnany?
— Chip Franklin.com (@chipfranklin) September 9, 2020
“I will never lie to you. You have my word on that.”— KayLie McLiar, proven professional liar.@PressSec is paid $180,000/year on the US taxpayers dime to spread blatant propaganda, debunked conspiracy theories, and bald faced lies by Tr卐mp.#TrumpKnew https://t.co/3Z9ibPhYQz
— Trinity 🌊 (@TrinityResists) September 9, 2020
