Jake Tapper Torches Kayleigh McEnany Over Tucker Carlson Hour Gig

CNN’s Jake Tapper issued a blistering reminder about Kayleigh McEnany after the factually-challenged former Trump White House press secretary revealed she will next week guest host Tucker Carlson’s old 8 p.m. timeslot on Fox News.

McEnany is “one of the biggest spreaders of the post-election lies that just cost the network $787.5 million,” Tapper tweeted on Thursday. He shared a Dec. 2020 post from McEnany falsely claiming the “chances of Biden winning Pennsylvania, Michigan, George, Wisconsin independently after @realDonaldTrump’s early lead is less than one in a quadrillion.”

McEnany made regular appearances on Fox during the Trump era. She joined the network as an on-air contributor in February 2021 and was named a co-host of the daytime show “Outnumbered” a month later.

McEnany follows Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones as the third guest host of the prime-time spot that was until last week occupied by Carlson, until he was reportedly fired for reasons that continue to remain unknown.

In a preview of her temporary tenure, McEnany promised “a great week.”