A Savage Middle Finger To The Press Poodles

I’ve mentioned before that I loved watching what many called “Rona Rallies” where President Trump would shut down arrogant members of the press during the White House Coronavirus Task Force briefings.  None of their “gotcha” questions escaped the President’s devastating bitch-slaps.

Since Mark Meadows became the President’s Chief of Staff, the daily briefings conducted by Press Secretary Kaleigh McEnany have become must-see TV. Yesterday’s confrontation was glorious.

Reuter’s White House Correspondent, Jeff Mason, tip-toed into a mine field Wednesday when he asked, “In a previous life, before you were Press Secretary, you worked for the Trump campaign and you made a comment, I believe on Fox, in which you said President Trump will not allow the coronavirus to come into this country.  Given what has happened since then, obviously, would you like to take that back?”

Her response sent nuclear shock waves throughout the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room.

“I guess I would turn the question back on the media and ask similar questions. Does Vox want to take back that they proclaim that the coronavirus would not be a deadly pandemic? Does The Washington Post want to take back that they told Americans to 'get a grip,' the flu is bigger than the coronavirus? Does The Washington Post, likewise, want to take back that our brains are causing us to exaggerate the threat of the coronavirus?"

"Does The New York Times want to take back that fear of the virus may be spreading faster than the virus itself? Does NPR want to take back that the flu was a much bigger threat than the coronavirus? And finally, once again, The Washington Post, would they like to take back that the government should not respond aggressively to the coronavirus?"

"I'll leave you with those questions and maybe you'll have some answers in a few days," McEnany said before calmly leaving the room.

BOOM!

[If you missed it, you can watch it here.]

If Comey Had Thrown The Election To Hillary We’d Be In The Middle of Her Impeachment Trial Right Now

All last week President Trump worked to bolster his White House staff’s morale in the wake of raging denigration over his firing of FBI Director James Comey.

Democrats want Trump impeached.  Can we be honest here?  Trump is an equal opportunity wrecking ball.  Don Surber noted in his book Trump The Establishment, “He destroyed the political parties.  Both were stuck in the past.  Democrats in the 1960s and Republicans in the 1990s.”  If Trump had come out in favor of Obamacare, the Democrats would move to impeach him for colluding with Blue Cross Blue Shield.

I was deeply angered back in July of 2016 when Comey announced, “Although there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information (in Hillary’s use of a personal email system), our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case. Prosecutors necessarily weigh a number of factors before bringing charges. There are obvious considerations, like the strength of the evidence, especially regarding intent. Responsible decisions also consider the context of a person’s actions, and how similar situations have been handled in the past.”

Comey deserved to be fired. The manner in which he was fired was, in a word, dirty.

The New York Times, Associated Press, CNN and The Wall Street Journal are predicting a “shake-up” in the White House communications team is looming.  The “shake-up” could take out everyone from Reince Priebus and Steve Bannon to White House Counsel Don McGahn and “Spicey”.

I said all that to say this:  the sleazy snipers in the press do not take kindly to the bluntness with which the Trump Administration scolds them for their blatant attacks and bias in their reporting.

Admittedly, “Spicey” hiding in the White House bushes after the Comey firing made him the target of Internet memes including a skit on SNL.

Spicey among the bushes. #SNLLiveCoastToCoast pic.twitter.com/gn5MxwuIW9

— Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) May 14, 2017

The Interwebs are rife with speculation Fox News' Kimberly Guilfoyle is once again on a list of possible replacements as WH Press Secretary.

If Trump does, in fact, boot Spicer what will become of the most hilarious parody Twitter account “Sean Spicier”?  The account has fooled Yahoo Style, Univision News, Bill Kristol, Gateway Pundit and Biz Pac Review.

I guess Sean Spicier will become Kimberly Guilfoiled.  The upside:  it’ll put Melissa McCarthy out of a job.