Kayleigh McEnany gives a baffling excuse for Trump hiring people he says are ‘whackos’ and ‘dumb as a rock’

The White House is defending President Donald Trump’s hiring practices by comparing his record to the late President Abraham Lincoln – despite the President himself regularly maligning and defaming many of his own top officials once they exit.

“Why does the President keep hiring people who are ‘dumb as a rock,’ ‘overrated,’ ‘way over their heads,’ ‘whacko,’ and ‘incompetent’?” NBC News’ Peter Alexander asked Kayleigh McEnany Friday afternoon.

“So the President makes hiring decisions based on the fact that he likes to have countervailing viewpoints,” McEnany, appearing to read a document from the podium, replied. Continue reading.