In First Briefing, Trump’s Press Secretary Pledges Not to Lie – By Patsy Widakuswara (VOA News) / May 3 2020
WASHINGTON – Recently appointed White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany gave her first briefing Friday, pledging to reporters that she would tell the truth.
“I will never lie to you. You have my word on that,” McEnany said, responding to a reporter’s question. She said she planned to continue the briefings and offered assurances that she has full access to the president.
“I’m around the president almost the entire day,” McEnany said. “I’m consistently with him, absorbing his thinking, and it’s my mission to bring you the mindset of the president, deliver those facts so this president gets fair and accurate reporting and the American people get fair and accurate information.”
In her briefing, McEnany covered a wide range of issues mostly related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the president’s claims that he has seen evidence proving the new coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab, as he threatened tariffs on Beijing over its role in the global pandemic.
“I won’t get ahead of any announcements from the president, but I will echo the president’s displeasure with China,” McEnany said, pushing back questioning that Trump’s assertion was undermined by his own intelligence.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have said the U.S. does not know precisely where the virus began.
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