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demmiblue

(36,751 posts)
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 12:05 PM Jul 2020

Kayleigh McEnany Invokes Jussie Smollett to Defend Trump's Bubba Wallace Attack

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Monday justified President Donald Trump’s tweet falsely accusing Black NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace of a hate-crime “hoax,” invoking Jussie Smollett to claim the president was merely making a “broader point” about rushing to judgment without facts.

After devoting much of his Fourth of July weekend speeches to stoking culture-war grievances, the president fired off a tweet blasting NASCAR’s only full-time Black driver, despite Wallace not being in the news for weeks.

“Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX? That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!” Trump blared, also slamming the racing league for banning the Confederate flag.

Last month, the FBI investigated a noose that was found hanging in Wallace’s garage and determined he was not the target of a hate crime, noting that it had been there since last year. Photos emerged later clearly showing the rope was a noose, meanwhile, and NASCAR stated it was unable to find any other garage pulls fashioned that way.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/kayleigh-mcenany-invokes-jussie-smollett-to-defend-trumps-bubba-wallace-tweet?via=twitter_page



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Kayleigh McEnany Invokes Jussie Smollett to Defend Trump's Bubba Wallace Attack (Original Post) demmiblue Jul 2020 OP
Kaylie says what? Nevilledog Jul 2020 #1
I wanted to post that but thought I would get hit! THANK YOU! CurtEastPoint Jul 2020 #5
LOL!! 2naSalit Jul 2020 #9
In a rational society, this lying filth would be deported Yeehah Jul 2020 #2
How could she be deported? She is a natural born citizen. nt Celerity Jul 2020 #4
Plane, train, ship or automobile. Yeehah Jul 2020 #6
so in other words, you were just having a laugh nt Celerity Jul 2020 #7
Well, I did say "a rational society." Yeehah Jul 2020 #8
This J_William_Ryan Jul 2020 #3
the "president" and "facts" can no longer be in the same sentence. IcyPeas Jul 2020 #10
Here's An Example Why ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #14
Been hearing that from the RW smear-o-verse... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #11
Gee I wonder what those two have in common? jcgoldie Jul 2020 #12
K-Lie said what? nt Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #13
these people are racist white trash JI7 Jul 2020 #15

ProfessorGAC

(64,425 posts)
14. Here's An Example Why
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 02:08 PM
Jul 2020

I found this:

Talladega TV ratings UPDATE
June 24, 2020
UPDATE: Monday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega averaged a 2.1 rating and 3.36 million viewers on FOX, marking the most-watched Monday race — excluding the Daytona 500 — since Texas in 2014 (3.51M


Now, I did hear Martinsville was way down from the last time it ran as scheduled.

But, I found this link. It says ONLY 60 Minutes had more people watch during primetime than the Brickyard race.

https://deadline.com/2020/07/nascar-brickyard-400-ratings-60-minutes-sunday-1202978288/

So, PINO's "low ratings" thing isn't true.

Wounded Bear

(58,440 posts)
11. Been hearing that from the RW smear-o-verse...
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 01:54 PM
Jul 2020

it's bullshit, of course, but a RWer and his conspiracy theory will not be gainsaid.

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