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Who is Kayleigh McEnany? What to know about incoming White House press secretary
Fox News ^ | 04/08/2020 | Morgan Phillips

Posted on 04/08/2020 8:30:45 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

On Tuesday President Trump’s press secretary Stephanie Grisham left her post and will be replaced by campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany.

McEnany will work in tandem with two others newly tapped by for the Trump administration’s communications team: Alyssa Farah as White House director of strategic communications and Ben Williamson as senior adviser for communications. Meanwhile, Grisham will return to first lady Melania Trump’s team as chief of staff and spokeswoman.

Here’s what to know about McEnany, now tasked with facing off with media on behalf of the administration and guiding a very blunt president who often prefers to go it alone with the press.

McEnany is the first major personnel move by new White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who assumed the role one week ago after Trump announced he would replace Mick Mulvaney.

McEnany’s predecessor, Grisham, received criticism by the media for never hosting a press briefing in her nine months in the position. Grisham made an occasional appearance on Fox News and often defended her boss on Twitter. McEnany, however, is poised to go head-to-head on camera, given her time as a paid contributor on CNN and her more than 200 appearances on Fox News weekday programming since August 2017, according to a count by MMFA.

McEnany will be the president’s fourth press secretary, behind Grisham, Sarah Sanders and Sean Spicer.

McEnany, 31 and a graduate of Harvard Law School, was named national press secretary for President Trump’s reelection campaign in February 2019.

An avid defender of the president, McEnany made a name for herself as a conservative pundit on CNN, before being appointed national spokesperson for the Republican National Committee in 2017 and then moving to the Trump campaign.

In 2018, McEnany published a book titled “The New American Revolution: The Making of a Populist Movement.”

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: kayleighmcenany; mcenany; presssecretary; trump; whitehouse; whpresssecy
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To: DoodleDawg

Since you are nothingness, your question is absurd.

The President wants her


41 posted on 04/09/2020 7:34:22 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: bert
The President wants her

I know he wants her. Other than that what purpose does she serve?

42 posted on 04/09/2020 7:36:24 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: SeekAndFind

Used appear on Fox News as contributor. Did many Red Eyes with Greg Gutfeld. Then went MIA. Found herself on CNN as part of a round table clone of Outnumbered but it was scrapped after 2 airings. She returned to CNN as contributor. But she left or was let go and worked as an activist and Trump acolyte.


43 posted on 04/09/2020 11:11:30 AM PDT by Mozilla (Truth Is Stranger than Fiction)
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To: wastedyears
She looks too plastic.

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I hate to agree with you, but I agree.

She's a smart, attractive girl but her look is too Hollywood/paper back novel/ teen idol look.

She needs a do over. Get rid of the very blond hair, and take off half the makeup and just be herself.

She's a smart young lady, has a kind heart, but her appearance betrays her.

Sorry.

44 posted on 04/09/2020 11:24:28 AM PDT by a little elbow grease (... to err is human, to admit it unusual...)
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To: Hambone 1934

She’s Fearless and takes the Fight right to them and holds back nothing. Yeah a REAL BADASS!

If more Leaders in our Country did this we’d have a much better Republic and one hell of allot less intrusive BS from Democrats Marxists.

I love her spirit and her conviction for unabashed Conservative views.


45 posted on 04/09/2020 11:26:05 AM PDT by R0CK3T
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To: DoodleDawg
The question isn’t who is Kayleigh McEnany the question is why is she, or anyone, Press Secretary? Why does Trump continue to have a position that basically doesn’t do anything press related?

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.... rather true.

At least she's bot Baghdad Bob.

46 posted on 04/09/2020 11:26:40 AM PDT by a little elbow grease (... to err is human, to admit it unusual...)
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To: DoodleDawg

Appearing at the podium for what we think of as traditional press briefings is only a small part of what a press secretary does for the President.

Most of their work is done behind the scenes and I imagine it is a pretty hectic position where much of your work is putting out the fires that erupt each day, organizing surrogates and making sure they have the right message, and monitoring the daily news cycle to stay ahead of stories.

In short, she should expect to be the hardest working person in the White House.


47 posted on 04/09/2020 11:29:17 AM PDT by volunbeer (Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
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To: DoodleDawg

Judging by you replies you haven’t seen her in action.

https://youtu.be/S-IpRS0k69k

She is super smart and takes no prisoners.


48 posted on 04/09/2020 11:37:45 AM PDT by R0CK3T
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To: volunbeer
Appearing at the podium for what we think of as traditional press briefings is only a small part of what a press secretary does for the President.

The Press Secretary hasn't appeared at the podium for a couple of years so that small part is gone.

Most of their work is done behind the scenes and I imagine it is a pretty hectic position where much of your work is putting out the fires that erupt each day, organizing surrogates and making sure they have the right message, and monitoring the daily news cycle to stay ahead of stories.

Trump appears more than capable of doing that on his own.

49 posted on 04/09/2020 11:39:28 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: R0CK3T
She is super smart and takes no prisoners

Then why waste her talent by making her Press Secretary? She'll never be seen again?

50 posted on 04/09/2020 11:43:04 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: R0CK3T

Republicans in congress need to take lessons from her.....Or we need 60 republicans named Kayleigh....How much longer before we can clone people??????


51 posted on 04/09/2020 11:50:30 AM PDT by Hambone 1934
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To: a little elbow grease

Maybe that look is the real her.......


52 posted on 04/09/2020 11:51:40 AM PDT by Hambone 1934
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To: Zenjitsuman

She will scorch them and they won;t know what hit them.....


53 posted on 04/09/2020 11:53:07 AM PDT by Hambone 1934
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To: Hambone 1934
Maybe that look is the real her.......

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..... you may be right. Thank God she's not her.

54 posted on 04/09/2020 12:18:10 PM PDT by a little elbow grease (... to err is human, to admit it unusual...)
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To: Zenjitsuman
Why don’t you know that?

Just in case you want to watch the briefing live: LIVE: President Trump & The Coronavirus Task Force News Conference [and Press Beating], 4/9/20 - 5PM eastern

Now you know, too.

55 posted on 04/09/2020 1:56:33 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: a little elbow grease

But when she talks, her eyes will hypnotise you..................


56 posted on 04/09/2020 5:04:43 PM PDT by Stayfree (Liberalism is an incurable mental disease caused by stupidity and ignorance!)
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

57 posted on 04/09/2020 9:19:26 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: Stayfree
But when she talks, her eyes will hypnotize you..................

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LOL....... yes, a gentle loving smile shows in her eyes.

I do like her a great deal. She is very gentle. that is wonderful in a woman.

(I've been married to the same girl for 46 years and she's not so gentle. Go figure. (Ugh))

Kayleigh will be great in her new position.

Have a meaningful weekend .........

58 posted on 04/10/2020 5:10:44 AM PDT by a little elbow grease (... to err is human, to admit it unusual...)
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To: R0CK3T
She is super smart and takes no prisoners.

Watch the video folks, THEN comment.

59 posted on 04/10/2020 7:43:43 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: DoodleDawg; Zenjitsuman
Because I've been working from home for over a month and generally have the TV on in the background. And like clockwork the daily briefing has begun between 4 PM and 5 PM

Lou Dobbs comes on at 5:00 Eastern and has an exact replay at 7:00 that is why you see the breefings at the later hour.

60 posted on 04/10/2020 4:16:21 PM PDT by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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