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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWH Press Sec.: 'Trump's Critics Will Seize On Any Six-Figure Death Toll That Suits Their Narrative."
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https://www.theonion.com/white-house-press-secretary-trump-s-critics-will-seiz-1843734621
WASHINGTONWhite House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany rebuked critics of the president in a briefing Thursday, forcefully arguing that politicians and pundits alike would seize on any six-figure death toll that suits their particular narrative. Whats clear is that the biased media in this country is willing to draw attention to any mortalities of American citizens over 100,000 as long as it fits in their narrow perception of whats important, said McEany in response to a reporters question about the administrations handling of the Covid-19 pandemic before stressing that the presidents supporters would see the death toll for the brazen partisan attack it has always been. Theres an obvious opportunism at work when the presidents opponents are suddenly up in arms any time tens of thousands American lives are lost. Frankly, was the mainstream media going to accept any number of mass casualties without pouncing on it as an excuse to scrutinize the commander in chiefs decision making? I somehow doubt it. McEnany went on to emphasize that such biased coverage conveniently ignored the hundreds of millions across the country whom the presidents actions had left alive.
THE ONION
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WH Press Sec.: 'Trump's Critics Will Seize On Any Six-Figure Death Toll That Suits Their Narrative." (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Sep 2020
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soothsayer
(38,601 posts)1. Ha luckily their avatar or whatever is bigger (seems)
regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)2. You need to flag this as "SATIRE" in the subject line...
...otherwise, people familiar with this administration may not be able to tell it isnt real.
Nevilledog
(51,197 posts)3. The tweet has THE ONION on it.
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)4. Unlike Trump himself...
who completely discounts every life that's been lost due to his inaction on the COVID-19 epidemic. He just doesn't care. He's more than willing to sacrifice any number of Americans at the altar of Donald Trump.
on edit. Just noticed 'The Onion' on the tweet, but how the hell can you tell in the Trump era?