Reuters reporter Jeff Mason asked McEnany, “In a previous life, before you were press secretary, you worked for the campaign and you made a comment, I believe on Fox, in which you said President Trump will not allow the coronavirus to come to this country. Given what has happened since then, obviously, would you like to take that back?Her obviously pre-researched answer is a killer:
I guess I would turn the question back on the media and ask similar questions. Does Vox want to take back that they proclaimed 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 maybe spreading faster of 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 believe that’s referred to in modern parlance as her “owning” the #NeverTrump media. Do you notice that Reuters is not among those whose earlier reporting she criticized?
I’ll leave you with those questions and maybe you’ll have some answers in a few days,” McEnany concluded. “Thank you very much.
Jeff Mason is a decent guy, often on Bret Baier’s panel on Fox News. I‘m devious enough to wonder if he collaborated with McEnany to ask that question? Hat tip to Stephen Green guest blogging at Instapundit for the link.
