![]() In doing so, McEnany has destroyed her own personal credibility and fatally injured her ability to speak for the President, and more importantly, for the United States of America. Woodward can't be blamed for withholding revelations about Trump's early handling of the pandemic (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images) Michael Kovac/Getty Images LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 07: Bob Woodward attends 'A Morning With Bob Woodward' at American Jewish University on Apin Los Angeles, California. By claiming otherwise, McEnany reneged on the promise she made to reporters on her first day as press secretary when she said she would never lie to them. The President has repeatedly lied to the American people about the coronavirus and the government’s handling of the pandemic. When asked directly if the President had lied to the American public, McEnany had the gall to say, “The President has never lied to the American public on Covid.” Only then can the American public trust that the President is looking out for their interests, not just his own. She also tried to pass off Trump’s comments as a sign of good leadership, saying, “So this President does what leaders do … stay calm and resolute at a time when you face an unsurmountable challenge.” But real leadership is telling the truth and taking responsibility for it. Instead, she perpetuated the lies even the President himself admitted to Woodward on tape. She did not provide context for Trump’s statements. McEnany failed on an epic scale in her response. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images) Pool/Getty Images North America/Getty Images Trump also fielded questions about the coronavirus and Bob Woodward's new book about him. ![]() President Donald Trump reveals his list of potential Supreme Court nominees in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Septemin Washington, DC. I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic.” Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany faced her moment of reckoning in the briefing room on Wednesday, when reporters confronted her about the recordings, released by veteran journalist Bob Woodward, in which President Trump acknowledged in early February that the coronavirus was airborne and deadlier than the flu, even as he publicly dismissed concerns about the virus and called it the Democrats’ “new hoax.” In March, Trump told Woodward that he intentionally downplayed the dangers of the virus, saying, “I always wanted to play it down. Not knowing the full extent of what had happened, I chose not to contest the details in the report from the podium even though for many that seemed to be a confirmation of the allegations. As the House opened impeachment hearings on then-President Bill Clinton based on the Starr report, I was faced with the daily decision of how to answer questions about the President’s behavior. I faced my own test early in my tenure as press secretary. It begs the question: What’s more important, telling the truth or protecting lives? Jody Powell faced that decision under Jimmy Carter and decided saving lives trumped telling the press the truth during the Iranian hostage crisis. There are, for example, times when releasing the operational details of the military puts lives at risk. Choosing when to take a stand, and what to reveal to the public are not always straightforward decisions.
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