Kayleigh McEnany could have been Donald Trump’s press secretary, however she’s additionally made quite a lot of headlines in her personal proper over time. Sadly, not all information is sweet information, and a number of the causes she’s made these headlines have been downright unhappy. 

We’ll begin with McEnany’s BRCA 2 genetic mutation prognosis. In April 2018, she opened up in regards to the prognosis in an op-ed for Fox Information. “Eight girls in my household line have been recognized with breast most cancers — a number of of their younger 20s,” she wrote. Due to simply how prevalent the illness was of their household, her mother determined to be examined for the BRCA 2 genetic mutation in 2009. Sadly, she discovered that she did have the mutation, however armed with that data, she instantly had a preventative double mastectomy. The very day her mother got here out of surgical procedure, McEnany took the identical check — and devastatingly discovered that she had the mutation, too. “A cascade of uncontrollable tears poured down my face as I shared the information with my household,” she wrote. 

Even with the scary prognosis, McEnany’s dad reminded her that the one upside was she would be capable to search for indicators proactively, which she won’t have performed had she not been examined for the mutation. McEnany wrote that she did simply that, however that the expertise had nonetheless been terrifying. “My dozens of mammograms, ultrasounds and MRIs have been punctuated with false alarms and durations of creeping fear,” she shared. McEnany tried to remain calm between every check, which wasn’t straightforward. “There have been all the time reminders — the pink NFL tools throughout soccer season, new research within the information, or the tragic and rising checklist of ladies who’ve [succumbed] to the ugly illness,” she defined. A heartbreaking actuality, certainly. 

In the end, Kayleigh McEnany determined to take the identical measures her mother had after studying about her BRCA 2 mutation gene and scheduled a double mastectomy. It was a step she knew she wanted to take — nevertheless, even along with her mother having gone via it earlier than, she admitted in her Fox Information op-ed that she struggled to search out many different pre-surgery tales to narrate to. As such, simply as she by no means hid her prognosis with the BRCA 2 mutation gene, McEnany wrote that she particularly wished to open up about her pre-surgery emotions in order that others would not have the identical problem discovering these testimonies.  

As for the surgical procedure itself, McEnany went underneath the knife simply days after the op-ed was printed. A yr later, she shared a few of what she’d performed to arrange for the process in one other Fox Information piece. A part of that included purchasing for new bras. Nonetheless, as McEnany recounted, her sister had discovered a pair of socks with lemons on them throughout their procuring journey. These ended up being her non-negotiables for the day she was booked in, and he or she cited a scene from “That is Us” as the rationale why. “Within the present, the sage, outdated physician presents these phrases of knowledge to a father who had simply misplaced one among his new child triplet youngsters: ‘I prefer to assume that sooner or later you will be an outdated man like me speaking a younger man’s ear off explaining to him the way you took the sourest lemon that life has to supply and turned it into one thing resembling lemonade,'” she quoted. 

McEnany completed off her op-ed with one other quote about turning lemons into lemonade, and in addition shared, “I had gone from creeping fear to peaceable tranquility.” We’re joyful to listen to it.

Some could keep in mind that in Kayleigh McEnany’s 2020 RNC speech, she gushed over Donald Trump’s response to her surgical procedure. “As I recovered, my telephone rang once more. It was President Trump, calling to examine on me. I used to be blown away — right here was the chief of the free world, caring about my circumstance,” she shared, including that she did not even know him that nicely on the time (by way of PBS Information Hour). It definitely was a touching gesture. Sadly, although, she did not keep in Trump’s favor long-term. 

It is thought that McEnany and Trump’s fallout started after she erroneously reported polling numbers on Fox Information in 2023. As some could bear in mind, she had stated he was 25 factors forward of Ron DeSantis, however was 9 factors quick. “Kayleigh ‘Milktoast’ McEnany simply gave out the improper ballot numbers on FoxNews,” started his Reality Social rant (by way of X). If it is any comfort, Trump’s shady “Milktoast” nickname showcased a mistake on his personal half (one thing McEnany, who’s extra certified than many could understand due to her levels from each Georgetown and Harvard, could even have picked up on). Nonetheless, it is also doable she discovered his phrases hurtful. In spite of everything, he additionally not-so-subtly referred to as for her to get replaced. “FoxNews ought to solely use REAL Stars!!!” he raved (by way of X). 

Sadly, the taunts weren’t performed there. Roughly a yr later, McEnany shared on Fox Information Reside that she believed Trump ought to concentrate on uniting the occasion, because the New Hampshire major had proven not all Republicans had been in his nook. Referring to how he had carried out in opposition to Nikki Haley, Trump responded on Reality Social (by way of Impartial), “Simply had a GIANT VICTORY over a badly failing candidate, ‘Birdbrain,’ and [McEnany is] telling me what I can do higher.”  FWIW, McEnany did not reply to both of his eloquently worded criticisms. 

Sadly for Kayleigh McEnany, Donald Trump is not the one individual to have questioned her credibility. Quite the opposite, quite a lot of critics have referred to as McEnany out for having a shady aspect and doubtful observe file with the reality. Particularly, many had a discipline day after she stated she by no means lied in her capability as Trump’s press secretary and used her religion and motherhood to bolster her argument. “Having religion in a faith, and being a mom doesn’t validate honesty in any manner. The implication that it does, is in itself, a lie,” wrote one YouTube commenter. “Lies about mendacity,” penned one other.

Many media retailers shared that viewpoint. In truth, Forbes’ chief content material officer went so far as urging the company sector to not rent McEnany or any of Trump’s press secretaries from his first administration. Making his stance crystal clear, Randall Lane warned, “Rent any of Trump’s fellow fabulists … and Forbes will assume that all the pieces your organization or agency talks about is a lie. We’ll scrutinize, double-check, examine with the identical skepticism we would strategy a Trump tweet.” Yikes. 

In fact, McEnany has continued to work since leaving the White Home. In truth, simply months after Forbes’ scathing commentary, she was employed by Fox to co-anchor “Outnumbered.” Positive, Trump has made it clear that he is not a fan of her being on the present, however at the very least on the time of this writing, that does not appear to have affected her employment. Small wins, we guess.