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Kayleigh McEnany

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Overview

Kayleigh McEnany (; born April 18, 1988) is an American conservative political commentator, television journalist, and writer who served the administration of Donald Trump as the 33rd White House press secretary from April 2020 to January 2021. Early in the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries, she was a critic of Donald Trump, but over time became known as one of his staunchest defenders. In 2017, she was appointed national spokesperson for the Republican National Committee. She worked for the Trump 2020 presidential campaign as national press secretary from 2019 to 2020 and again as senior advisor from October 2020 to January 2021. McEnany began her media career as a producer for Huckabee on Fox News. She later worked as a commentator on CNN. Following the Trump administration, she became an on-air contributor for Fox News and serves as a co-host of Outnumbered. In addition to co-hosting Outnumbered she serves as a primary guest host for The Ingraham Angle, Jesse Watters Primetime, The Five and Fox & Friends. Early life and education McEnany was born on April 18, 1988, in Tampa, Florida, and was raised in Tampa. She is the daughter of commercial roofing company owner Michael and Leanne McEnany. McEnany attended the Academy of the Holy Names, a private Catholic preparatory school in Tampa. After graduating, she majored in international politics at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Washington, D.C., and she studied abroad at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. While at Oxford, she was taught politics by future British Labour politician Nick Thomas-Symonds. After graduating from Georgetown, McEnany spent three years as a producer on the Mike Huckabee Show.

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Notable quotes

“We will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here, we will not see terrorism, and isn't that refreshing when contrasting it with the awful presidency of Barack Obama?”
— Fox Business interview with on February 25, 2020, quoted in "New White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany claimed in February that 'we will not see diseases like the coronavirus' come to America" by Grace Panetta (April 7, 2020), from Business Insider and "The Worst Predictions of 2020" by Zack Stanton (December 29, 2020), from Politico
“If you can loot businesses, burn down buildings, engage in protests, you can also go to a Christmas party. You can celebrate the holiday of Christmas and you can do it responsibly.”
— Quoted by
“At President @realDonaldTrump’s direction, the National Guard is on the way along with other federal protective services. We reiterate President Trump’s call against violence and to remain peaceful.”
— via a Twitter tweet posted January 6, 2021, in reference to the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
“Those who violently besieged our Capitol are the opposite of everything this administration stands for.”
— Quoted by
“We know most of our forefathers, all of our main Founding Fathers, were against slavery, recognized the evils of it.”
— Quoted by

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Overview

Kayleigh McEnany (; born April 18, 1988) is an American conservative political commentator, television journalist, and writer who served the administration of Donald Trump as the 33rd White House press secretary from April 2020 to January 2021. Early in the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries, she was a critic of Donald Trump, but over time became known as one of his staunchest defenders. In 2017, she was appointed national spokesperson for the Republican National Committee. She worked for the Trump 2020 presidential campaign as national press secretary from 2019 to 2020 and again as senior advisor from October 2020 to January 2021. McEnany began her media career as a producer for Huckabee on Fox News. She later worked as a commentator on CNN. Following the Trump administration, she became an on-air contributor for Fox News and serves as a co-host of Outnumbered. In addition to co-hosting Outnumbered she serves as a primary guest host for The Ingraham Angle, Jesse Watters Primetime, The Five and Fox & Friends. Early life and education McEnany was born on April 18, 1988, in Tampa, Florida, and was raised in Tampa. She is the daughter of commercial roofing company owner Michael and Leanne McEnany. McEnany attended the Academy of the Holy Names, a private Catholic preparatory school in Tampa. After graduating, she majored in international politics at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Washington, D.C., and she studied abroad at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. While at Oxford, she was taught politics by future British Labour politician Nick Thomas-Symonds. After graduating from Georgetown, McEnany spent three years as a producer on the Mike Huckabee Show.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“We will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here, we will not see terrorism, and isn't that refreshing when contrasting it with the awful presidency of Barack Obama?”
— Fox Business interview with on February 25, 2020, quoted in "New White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany claimed in February that 'we will not see diseases like the coronavirus' come to America" by Grace Panetta (April 7, 2020), from Business Insider and "The Worst Predictions of 2020" by Zack Stanton (December 29, 2020), from Politico
“If you can loot businesses, burn down buildings, engage in protests, you can also go to a Christmas party. You can celebrate the holiday of Christmas and you can do it responsibly.”
— Quoted by
“At President @realDonaldTrump’s direction, the National Guard is on the way along with other federal protective services. We reiterate President Trump’s call against violence and to remain peaceful.”
— via a Twitter tweet posted January 6, 2021, in reference to the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
“Those who violently besieged our Capitol are the opposite of everything this administration stands for.”
— Quoted by
“We know most of our forefathers, all of our main Founding Fathers, were against slavery, recognized the evils of it.”
— Quoted by

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.