Kayleigh McEnany’s latest briefing is a case study in gaslighting, whataboutism and false claims

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany held her latest news briefing Tuesday. And as with her previous ones, she put the “brief” in “briefing” — it ran only about 20 minutes.

But that was plenty of time for McEnany to engage in some massive false claims, gaslighting and whataboutism.

Early in the briefing, McEnany was asked about President Trump apparently ridiculing his probable 2020 opponent, Joe Biden, for how he looked in a mask during a Memorial Day ceremony in Delaware on Monday. Continue reading.