The Truth About Kayleigh McEnany
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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Kayleigh McEnany has not been the White House press secretary for long, but she was already an important part of President Donald Trump’s team before she was appointed to the position in April, taking over for Stephanie Grisham.
Prior to being appointed press secretary, McEnany worked as a campaign aid for Trump and, as noted by The New York Times, “became a fixture at his political rallies.” Before that, McEnany, who graduated from Harvard Law School in 2016, was a CNN contributor. She was then named as spokeswoman of the Republican National Committee in 2017, and also worked for the Trump campaign as a press secretary in 2019.
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Prior to being appointed press secretary, McEnany worked as a campaign aid for Trump and, as noted by The New York Times, “became a fixture at his political rallies.” Before that, McEnany, who graduated from Harvard Law School in 2016, was a CNN contributor. She was then named as spokeswoman of the Republican National Committee in 2017, and also worked for the Trump campaign as a press secretary in 2019.
Kayleigh McEnany is a Trump supporter now, but she hasn’t always been
McEnany continued, “I appreciate his boldness and I think some of his rhetoric got the base excited, but it is not welcome rhetoric. Some of the things we heard in his speech when he said, when Mexico sends people across the border, they’re sending criminals and rapists and maybe some good people,” she said. “Look, the GOP doesn’t need to be turning away voters and isolating them. We need to be bringing them into the tent. Donald Trump is the last person who’s going to do that.”
She has obviously since changed her view.
Kayleigh McEnany has accomplished a lot in her life
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Outside of her role in the Trump administration, McEnany is a wife and mother. She married Sean Gilmartin in November 2017, calling him “the love of my life” in a Facebook post. Two years later, the couple welcomed a daughter, Blake Avery Gilmartin. “What a blessing from God she is to our family!” wrote McEnany in a tweet.
