McEnany’s MLB husband tells his side of White House briefing room incident
From NYPOST.COM
WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany’s husband broke his silence on Thursday following a string of negative news stories which claimed he shouted from the back of the briefing room and got into a “bickering match” with a photographer for not wearing a mask.
Sean Gilmartin — a relief pitcher who started his career with the New York Mets in 2015 and played for the Tampa Bay Rays last season — made his first appearance in the James S. Brady Briefing Room on Wednesday to support McEnany, but quickly became embroiled in the latest West Wing controversy when a White House pool report claimed he shouted, “You crushed it, Kayleigh!” as his wife left the podium.
The report also said that Gilmartin was confronted by veteran New York Times photographer Doug Mills who “politely pointed out” to McEnany’s mask-less spouse that face coverings were required in the White House press areas before Gilmartin walked out of the room with a staffer.
The report about Gilmartin yelling was later retracted after it emerged that a conservative podcaster was responsible for the incident but by then the account had already been picked up by CNN’s Anderson Cooper, the Washington Post and the Daily Mail.
Cooper’s “360” program apologized in a tweet after the anchor railed against the incident on air.
The Washington Post also ran with the story, claiming Gilmartin declined to wear a mask after being asked to by Mills, while the Daily Mail said McEnany’s husband got into a “confrontation” and “bickering match” with Mills.
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