CNN's Jake Tapper says Kayleigh McEnany 'tells lies all the time', WH Press Sec calls his rant 'therapy session'

CNN's Jake Tapper says Kayleigh McEnany 'tells lies all the time', WH Press Sec calls his rant 'therapy session'
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CNN host Jake Tapper accused White House insiders Kayleigh McEnany and Jason Miller of lying "the way that most people breathe", prompting the White House press secretary to call out the news anchor and his “therapy session for a broken network".

Tapper sparked the feud during an appearance on CNN's 'Reliable Sources' with host Brian Stelter, who asked the former if he felt there were "diminishing returns" in booking President Donald Trump's advisers on air.

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“There are some people who are so mendacious, I just wouldn’t put them on air. Kayleigh McEnany – I never booked her,” Tapper responded, adding that he also “would never book” Jason Miller from the Trump campaign. “These are people who they just tell lies the way most people breathe. There was no value in that."

President Donald Trump and White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany walk toward members of the press prior to Trump’s departure from the White House on September 15, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)