While speaking to the press on Thursday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany was pressed on answering questions about the Trump administration’s plan to reopen schools across the nation.
McEnany claimed that there was guidelines already in place – which she did not offer details for – and claimed that the administration cares about children the most.
“The child will always come first in this administration,” she claimed.
Twitter users decided to remind McEnany of the many times that children haven’t come first in this administration, including the kids that are being kept in cages at the southern border.
“The child will always come first in this administration” — the kids Trump separated from their parents might beg to differ pic.twitter.com/2sYSRnFWtF
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 9, 2020
Or the kids in cages.
— Error 404 Page Not Found (@smittygonewrong) July 9, 2020
She was speaking about Trump — "the child" is Trump.
— Darwin (@darwinwoodka) July 9, 2020
Trump's using them like human shields for his failed Covid-19 response.
— MoreSkyPlease (@Moreskyplease) July 9, 2020
Let’s ask the caged families and the separated families how they feel about the KID COMES FIRST ADMINISTRATION
— peter zecher (@pztuc) July 9, 2020
Number of children infected with #COVID__19 ,in Texas and in Florida, is rising, but this administration insists on in person schooling. Cruelty and apathy are the point. Not their problem.
— Liat 🌊🇬🇱🇺🇸 #democratsavage✊ (@arunningriot) July 9, 2020
(She meant that one child tweeting in ALL CAPS from its bunker.)
— Graeme Boulton — please Please PLEASE wear a mask (@GraemeBoulton) July 9, 2020
She obviously has no clue as to what she's saying nor how each lie ties back to an even bigger one. She stands up there all proud of herself like she just got 100% on her spelling test or something.
— Nancy (@nancy_linehan) July 9, 2020
Déjà vu… pic.twitter.com/ZghGeLYuzM
— Jürgen "jkr" Kraus (@jkr_on_the_web) July 9, 2020
NO child, including his own, has ever come first with Donald Trump. In fact, he's left a pretty long trail of sordid child abuse throughout his life, and he continues that tradition today.
— Vicki Hendrix (@VicxHendrix) July 9, 2020
yes, kids first into cages
kids first into crowded spaces with an airborne pathogen
kids first on the chopping block for insurance, food assistance
Yes, it's always kids first— UsedToBeGOP (@UsedToBeGOP) July 9, 2020
Not kids in cages, or DACA kids, or children with pre-existing conditions, or those who still have no clean water, or Navajo kids, or who will get COVID-19 and/or the syndrome or will be orphaned when their parents get it & die. But he'll be out of office so just doesn't care.
— PNW_Louise(@🏡)🌊 (@livingintheGig) July 9, 2020
She forgot to say **WHITE kids**
— Alexander Malik (@sikundermalik) July 9, 2020
The kids trump wants to send back to school in the middle of this pandemic will also beg to differ.
— Adrienne Asher (@adrienneasher65) July 9, 2020
Did she really just say that? What about the kids he's separated from parents and kept in cages? #WorstPresidentEver
— this nightmare is neverending!🇺🇸💜🌊🌊♥️🤍💙 (@pfarrside) July 9, 2020
