Given Donald Trump’s ever-revolving confidante door, it was only a matter of time before Kayleigh McEnany followed the fate of Michael Cohen, Anthony Scaramucci, Omarosa Manigault Newman, and her press secretary predecessor, Stephanie Grisham, among countless others. When McEnany stepped down in January 2021, it initially looked like she might be lucky enough to join the administration survivor anomaly Kellyanne Conway ranks. However, despite her unwavering loyalty, McEnany eventually came under Trump’s fire.
45 took great umbrage at the now-Fox host’s take on his popularity ratings during an on-air segment. “Kayleigh ‘Milktoast’ McEnany just gave out the wrong poll numbers on FoxNews. I am 34 points up on DeSanctimonious, not 25 up,” Trump ranted on Truth Social in May 2023. “The RINOS & Globalists can have her. FoxNews should only use REAL Stars!!!” He concluded. For those not up on their bizarre insults, according to Collins Dictionary, “Milktoast” is a “variant spelling” of “Milquetoast,” which means “a meek, submissive, or timid person.”
The outburst caused Fox News commentator and Washington Post columnist Marc Theissen to accuse Trump of being “completely unhinged” and “losing control.” Still, in a bid to live up to her new nickname, perhaps, McEnany continued to fangirl over Trump in the face of adversity. In June 2023, she gushed on Fox News about her former boss’ charm and unique touch with the common people, dragging up an old tried and tested Trump narrative about once reducing fishermen in Maine to tears of gratitude.
