White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany falsely claimed on Wednesday that Donald Trump was the first president to adorn the White House with a red ribbon commemorating World AIDS Day.
At a press conference yesterday, McEnany was asked by the Washington Blade about why Trump – once again – failed to mention LGBTQ people and the disproportionate impact HIV has had on them in his World AIDS Day proclamation earlier this week. “The president honored World AIDS Day yesterday in a way that no president has before with the red ribbon there, and I think he commemorated the day as he should,” McEnany lied, dodging the reporter’s question.