For a total of two minutes, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany spoke on behalf of the entire White House and attempted to rewrite history on Thursday afternoon by denying any responsibility for Trump’s fatal riot on the Capitol the day before.
“Let me be clear,” McEnany began. “The violence we saw yesterday in our country’s Capitol was horrific, reprehensible and contrary to the American way. We condemn it, the president, and this government, in the strongest possible terms. It is unacceptable, and those who have broken the law should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. “
Then, after equating the pro-Trump crowd that occupied the congressional room with Black Lives Matter protesters who reportedly lit a small fire in the basement of a church last summer, McEnany falsely claimed, “ Those who violent our Capitol besieged are the opposite of everything. this administration stands for. “
Reporters could be heard shouting, “Where’s the president ?!” as McEnany walked away from the stage and ran out of the press room.