Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I've long suspected KJP was basically an actor, playing dumb and pretending to believe. There is just absolutely no way that someone gets to her position without being articulate and well spoken, yet she mumbled and obfuscated her way through years at the podium. It's impressive, in its own way.
No. Anyone paying attention knew she was a DEI hire. Remember how Democrats couldnt wait to tell you she was the first black lesbian press secretary? There was an entire media campaign with puff pieces on that very topic. That's a DEI hire intended to check off boxes and virtue signal. Not be the best person for the position.
Everyone paying attention knew this. The off-the-record-insiders that are commenting about her know this.
I agree she was a DEI hire. I just sincerely doubt that she was as incompetent as she came across. You have to be well, well, well below the average candidate for the job to perform like she did. They could have randomly selected professionals from the DC streets, and 80% would have been better briefers than she was. She literally mumbled and sometimes just wordlessly stared back at journalists who asked questions. When asked for clarification, she would repeat, almost verbatim, exactly what she had already said, just slower. To call her terrible at the job doesn't quite feel sufficient. And yet, there she was. I have to believe that they felt confident in her somehow, before she started, and that she showed some kind of promise.