Anchor accidentally says White House official tested positive ‘for cocaine’
Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany did test positive for coronavirus though
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Your support makes all the difference.Since President Trump was diagnosed with coronavirus on Thursday, it has been tough at times to know quite what is going on inside the White House, who has the virus, and what precautions are being taken.
One moment on Saturday the president’s physicians told the public things were going “very well,” then minutes later his chief of staff told reporters the president’s vitals were “very concerning.” Now, the president has returned to the White House.
At least there’s one fact we can quickly debunk about what’s happening in the Oval Office: no one is doing cocaine. That we know of.
Pat Kiernan, a host on the New York City news channel NY1, had a big gaffe on Monday when he said White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was “another member of Donald Trump’s inner circle testing positive for cocaine.”
He quickly apologised on Twitter for the mistake, writing, “There's enough going on without adding another dimension. Apologies for the error.” He did also joke, however, about “2020. When anything can happen.”
Meanwhile, 15 members of Trump’s inner circle have tested positive for coronavirus.
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