Did A White House Reporter Call Kayleigh McEnany a ‘Lying B*tch’ or Not?

Twitter exploded today after a heated moment at the latest press briefing that prompted many online – and offline too, probably – to ask whether or not a White House reporter had called Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany a “lying bitch.”

Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett was the one accused, after she asked a series of questions about “maintaining the integrity of America’s elections.” (The questions, no shock, were actually just thinly-veiled criticisms of President Trump.)

When Halkett tried to follow-up with yet another question – this time about vaccine research – the conversation became heated. McEnany called her out for asking too many questions and moved on to another reporter.

That’s when Halkett said something that created such a stir online. Some people thought Halkett lashed out, and interpreted the comment as “lying bitch.”

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

Halkett herself addressed the Twitter mob, claiming she actually said “okay, you don’t want to engage.”

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

While many on Twitter remain unconvinced Halkett’s claim, the White House transcript seems to agree with her version.

"Some are saying" is such garbage. The official White House transcript has the quote correct. https://t.co/BRzATL5Q1o pic.twitter.com/eZNbgTvfes

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 21, 2020

But the video is up, and you are free decide for yourself!