Kayleigh McEnany’s ‘Faith Journey’ From White House Intern to Trump’s Press Secretary —

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🗓️ 28 July 2021

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What would it be like to go from being an intern at the White House to being White House press secretary?

Kayleigh McEnany, the fourth and final press secretary to President Donald Trump, experienced that unlikely journey. She joins me today on "The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss that passage as well as her forthcoming book "For Such a Time as This: My Faith Journey Through the White House and Beyond.”

"It was surreal," McEnany says of working for the president.

"My first time in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room was as an intern for [President George W.] Bush, as you noted," she says. "Dana Perino was the press secretary, so I watched her go back and forth with the Fox correspondent, ended up interning at Fox, and [then] doing several internships."

"But then, about 10 years later, I was standing at the podium myself, which was surreal, amazing. And I know it was only made possible because Christ had that path for my life even when I couldn't see it."

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0:00.0	What would it be like to go from being an intern at the White House to one day being the
0:16.7	press secretary?
0:17.7	Kaley McEnany, former President Donald Trump's press secretary, walked this unlikely journey
0:21.8	and joins me today on the Daily Signal Podcast to discuss.
0:25.3	We also talk about her new book for such a time as this.
0:28.7	Today's interview was recorded at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit, so please
0:34.2	excuse the background music and noise.
0:37.1	And of course, don't forget if you enjoy this podcast, please take a few minutes to leave
0:41.9	us a review and a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and encourage others to subscribe.
0:46.7	Now, on to our top news.
0:49.5	A House Select Committee held its first hearing Tuesday
0:58.6	on the January 6th riot at the Capitol.
1:01.6	The committee investigating the riot includes seven Democrats and only two Republicans,
1:07.3	Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming.
1:12.4	At the hearing, Cheney and Kinzinger criticized their GOP colleagues for not supporting the
1:17.4	committee.
1:18.4	Kinzinger said, this cannot continue to be a partisan fight.
1:22.1	I'm a Republican, I'm a Conservative, but in order to heal from the damage caused that
1:27.6	day, we need to call out the facts.
1:30.7	It is time to stop the outrage and the conspiracies that fuel the violence and division in this
1:36.3	country, and most importantly, we need to reject those that promote it.
1:42.2	For US Capitol police officers testified before the committee, recounting their experience
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