'Bye Kayleigh' Trends After Scathing Supercut Highlights Defense Of Trump Lies
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany found herself trending for all the wrong reasons on Tuesday after a new supercut highlighted her lies in defense of President Donald Trump.
In a statement, the progressive PAC MeidasTouch compared McEnany to “Baghdad Bob,” a.k.a. Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, the infamous Iraqi propaganda minister under dictator Saddam Hussein.
The video starts with McEnany claiming in February that “we will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here” because of Trump’s leadership. That’s followed by a series of wildly shifting statements from Trump on the infection and its toll as well as McEnany’s defense of the president:
“Kayleigh’s deceit and treachery will be long remembered once we vote these criminals out of office,” MeidasTouch said in a news release. “She will have a special place in the halls of horrible liars next to Baghdad Bob.”
The clip sent #ByeKayleigh soaring on Twitter’s trending topics.
MeidasTouch was started earlier this year by attorney Ben Meiselas, who represented former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in his settlement with the NFL, along with his two brothers. Previous videos have hit other Trumpworld insiders and family members, including Ivanka Trump, her husband Jared Kushner ― both advisers to the president ― as well as Fox News personality Sean Hannity.
In addition to their viral videos, the three brothers also recently launched a radio show on SiriusXM.
Trump’s critics were only too happy to share the latest video:
#ByeKayleigh .. I don’t know how you live with yourself. https://t.co/QjasDmz0aa
— Shadow Person Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) September 23, 2020
‼️Trump and his minions keep LYING about the deadly #coronavirus pandemic. More than 200,000 Americans have DIED, and he’s still done NOTHING.
Time to say goodbye to ALL of the liars occupying the White House.👋🏼#ByeKayleigh #TrumpLied200KDied #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/6mC7n8mCD6— Dr. Dena Grayson 🇺🇸 (@DrDenaGrayson) September 23, 2020
I’VE HAD ENOUGH—We need to say goodbye to all of these coronavirus naysayers, pandemic deniers, and dangerous down-players in the WH. #COVID19 #ByeKayleigh @MeidasTouch pic.twitter.com/HE4UjTpLzc
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) September 23, 2020
Every single lie Trump has told about the coronavirus has been enabled by people like Kayleigh McEnany in the White House and the rest of his crooked administration. #ByeKayleigh https://t.co/l2sOsqEf6c
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) September 23, 2020
Watch how Trump reacts when asked why he hasn’t said anything about the 200,000 dead Americans
All you need to know. His soul is vacant
RT #ByeKayleigh, Trump’s minister of propaganda
🔥 from @MeidasTouch pic.twitter.com/n3swC895Xv— Lindy Li (@lindyli) September 23, 2020
Eleven Films is absolutely ready to say #ByeKayleigh 👋
It’s been real.
New from @MeidasTouch 🔥🔥🔥
pic.twitter.com/9VGLAA4buz— Eleven Films (@Eleven_Films) September 23, 2020
Pretty rough, deservedly so. Because it’s spot on. https://t.co/AtZT4pWrnV
— Mark Hertling (@MarkHertling) September 23, 2020
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