Did A Reporter Call Trump’s Press Secretary A ‘Lying B*tch’ In This Video?
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Al Jazeera journalist Kimberly Halkett has denied calling White House secretary Kayleigh McEnany a “b*tch” during a press briefing.
Based on a video, Halkett asked McEnany questions about whether there would be a Russian interference in the upcoming presidential election. This resulted in a heated debate between Halkett and McEnany.
“The president tweeted about the concerns about mail-in voting. So he’s obviously concerned about the integrity of the US election and internal sabotage. But why are we not hearing from the president about fears on external sabotage?” Halkett questioned.
McEnany responded, “The president today has put the world on notice that our election systems must be secure,” before explaining the steps Trump plans to take in November. She then spoke about potential problems with mail-in ballots before McEnany stated that the conversation was “getting off track.”
After a few back-and-forth questions, McEnany cut her off to move on to another reporter. While doing so, a microphone seems to have caught someone mumbling, “Okay, you’re a lying b*tch.”
Many thought Halkett had uttered that response, but she has denied this claim. She said, “there’s a lot of misreporting out there,” and that she actually said, “okay, you don’t want to engage” to McEnany.
I heard @PressSec being called a lyin’ bitch very clearly. @KimberlyHalkett needs to be booted from the press room. This is unacceptable.
— Jack Flynn #BeSilentNoMore (@GoJackFlynn) July 21, 2020
Thanks for asking @charliespiering ... there's a lot of misreporting out there about that briefing. The answer to your question is, I DID NOT. What I said was, "OKAY, YOU DON'T WANT TO ENGAGE." https://t.co/xmu5YR7gXr
— Kimberly Halkett (@KimberlyHalkett) July 21, 2020
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