CLASH POLL: Did A Reporter Just Call Kayleigh McEnany A ‘Lying B*tch’ Or Say ‘You Don’t Want To Engage’? (VIDEO)

K. WalkerJuly 21, 2020

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The White House Press briefings in the Trump era are always full of surprises.

We’ve seen journos beclown themselves as they ask the White House Press secretary if the President wished that the Confederacy had won the Civil War, politicized the President taking hydroxychloroquine, and focused on the Confederate flag rather than the increase in violence that included the deaths of 5 children.

It’s probably because they took an 8-year hiatus from actual journalism and forgot how to do it.

Today’s edition of stupid is brought to you by Kimberly Halkett, who is with Al Jazeera English. (Yes, I know.)

In a “hot mic” moment, it appears that Halkett may have called Kayleigh McEnany a naughty word after the White House Press Secretary didn’t want to take her third question.

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1285622654528036866?s=20

One prominent Twitter account noted that this dropping of the B-word seems to be a pattern for Halkett.

THIS IS A PATTERNhttps://t.co/RF2DlkzImP pic.twitter.com/SVsgOuQ6Lv

— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) July 21, 2020

Here is the audio isolated:

Question for @KimberlyHalkett – Did you really say “Okay, you’re a lying bitch” about @PressSec pic.twitter.com/RcYr6kJZxK

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) July 21, 2020

And here is Halkett’s response:

Thanks for asking @charliespiering … there's a lot of misreporting out there about that briefing. The answer to your question is, I DID NOT. What I said was, "OKAY, YOU DON'T WANT TO ENGAGE." https://t.co/xmu5YR7gXr

— Kimberly Halkett (@KimberlyHalkett) July 21, 2020

And now we’re in the 2020 White House Press Briefing version of the Laurel/Yanny debate.

“Okay you don’t want to engage.”

or

“Okay you’re a lying bitch.”

Listen carefully to what you actually hear here.pic.twitter.com/OiNOO9uuU2

— Jerry Dunleavy 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) July 21, 2020

Which one do you hear?

Do You Hear "Okay, You Don't Want To Engage" Or "Okay, You're A Lying B*tch"?

UPDATE:

The White House Transcript has been released and it clarified what Halkett actually said.

If you’re still accusing ⁦@KimberlyHalkett⁩ of using an obscenity during today’s briefing with @PressSec, even the White House official stenographers say you’re wrong. pic.twitter.com/9T3EPDdBnR

— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) July 21, 2020

Thanks @JackPosobiec I appreciate you, and others, who take the time to listen to the audio, and reflect it accurately. Again, to be clear, what I said was, "Okay, you don't want to engage." https://t.co/n9dcaoMXeq

— Kimberly Halkett (@KimberlyHalkett) July 21, 2020

Eddie Zipperer, a conservative pundit slowed down the audio and it’s a bit more clear:

https://twitter.com/EddieZipperer/status/1285631801361403904?s=20

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