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On the day of her first formal press briefing at the White House, former Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany promised she would never lie to reporters—unlike her predecessor.
Whether intended or not, that promise didn't last long. After leaving the White House after Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election, McEnany doesn't seem to have turned over a new leaf in her current job with Fox News.
McEnany—in a recent Fox News panel—discussed a tweet from Democratic Representative Cori Bush of Missouri.
Bush tweeted about United States' history, ending with:
"...Black people still aren't free."
When they say that the 4th of July is about American freedom, remember this: the freedom they’re referring to is fo… https://t.co/PxxbUf75u1— Cori Bush (@Cori Bush) 1625413693.0
Not surprisingly, all participants of the all-White Fox News panel criticized Bush's tweet.
None more so than McEnany, who went on to say:
"The hater's never take a day off from hating, that is clear." "And they never take a day off from getting the facts wrong." "We know most of our forefathers, all of our main founding fathers, were against slavery, recognized the evil of it."
You can see her remarks here:
However, it was McEnany who got the facts wrong.
She was quickly re-buffed by Media Matters for America, a not-for-profit dedicated to "correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. Media." Some of the United States most prominent founding fathers not only approved of slavery, bug owned slaves and defended the practice during discussions that resulted in the early federal government.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were all slave owners. Over half of the members of the continental Congress that worked on the United States Constitution owned slaves.
Twitter users were also quick to correct McEnany's false statement.
Perfect example of why it's very important to get educated and trained in areas relating to slavery, diversity, se… https://t.co/Gj4iBqm6tK— SCMcGee (@SCMcGee) 1625594258.0
@LisPower1 @KevinMKruse @kayleighmcenany She didn’t just “get her facts wrong.” It was a bold faced lie😎— James Rodney (@James Rodney) 1625611918.0
Kayleigh McEnany claims "all of our Founding Fathers opposed slavery." She says they also watched Fox News and spen… https://t.co/t7rAvBnF1v— Paul Rudnick (@Paul Rudnick) 1625599623.0
@rolandsmartin @kayleighmcenany @FoxNews @ShannonBream @KennedyNation Kaylie lied. It is who she is.— charlie (@charlie) 1625614877.0
Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany: “We know most of our forefathers, all of our main Founding Fat… https://t.co/hZBG7rrZlS— Dr. Andy Jones (@Dr. Andy Jones) 1625611004.0
@existentialfish Hey @kayleighmcenany where did you get your ‘history’. Last I checked most of the Founding Fathers… https://t.co/L2xIgza2eU— Susie Crimmins (@Susie Crimmins) 1625592922.0
Kayleigh McEnany thinks the founding fathers were against slavery and recognized the evils of it. Apparently some… https://t.co/iuDRL2IKjv— Matt Larson (@Matt Larson) 1625612953.0
One Twitter user shared haunting pictures of the restoration of the slave quarters at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate.
last two pics are recreations at mount vernon of the quarters where george washington, who you may have heard of, k… https://t.co/v3OyMRreyH— Oliver Willis (@Oliver Willis) 1625588983.0
One can only assume McEnany never paid a visit to the Virginia landmark, as it's hard to imagine those who've seen George Washington's slave quarters would soon forget them.
Kayleigh McEnany claims "all of our Founding Fathers opposed slavery." She says they also watched Fox News and spen… https://t.co/t7rAvBnF1v— Paul Rudnick (@Paul Rudnick) 1625599623.0