Many may be too afraid to come to Donald Trump’s defense, considering how controversial he is, but Kayleigh McEnany is not one of them — even after their fallout.
In February 2024, McEnany fiercely defended Trump on Fox News against a poll that said he was the worst president. The survey was created by the Presidential Greatness Project and asked participants, made up of 154 political specialists and members of the American Political Science Association, to rank all 45 presidents. President Abraham Lincoln topped the list, which McEnany said was “fair,” but when it came to Trump’s ranking, she was upset by his placement. She said, “They are the ivory-tower elites who in no way represent the view of the American people … Then comes Obama at seventh and Biden came in 14th, actually beating Ronald Reagan, who came in 16th, and Trump, dead last.” McEnany was “infuriated” over Trump’s placement and said it didn’t represent the “view of the American people.” However, many agreed with the poll’s results and were willing to share why to McEnany.
George Conway, husband to Kellyanne Conway, had a shocking response to McEnany’s defense of Trump. He tweeted, “Shocking that the one guy out of 45 who tried to destroy the thing that the job explicitly required him to preserve, protect, and defend would come in 45 out of 45.” Many agreed with George, so despite McEnany’s defense and shade thrown at other presidents, it seems not everyone disagreed with the poll.
