McEnany's predecessors had extremely contentious relationships with the media, and were often called out for spreading false information.
Kayleigh McEnany held her first White House press conference on Friday, declaring that she will"never lie" to reporters while serving as the Trump administration's spokesperson. Prior to taking over as White House press secretary last month, McEnany served as the national press secretary for President Donald Trump's reelection campaign. She's faced criticism in recent weeks over comments she made in that capacity on the novel coronavirus back in late February.
Former Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who often sparred with reporters during press briefings, broke from years of tradition and stopped holding briefings last year not long before she stepped down and Grisham took over. The last formal White House briefing before Friday's was on March 11, 2019.
McEnany's pledge to"never lie" to reporters was significant, given her predecessors were frequently called out for spreading false information. Sanders, for example, admitted to special counsel Robert Mueller's office that she made unfounded remarks to the press about former FBI Director James Comey after he was fired. She dismissed it as a "slip of the tongue.
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