’I will never lie to you’: Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany fact-checked

Kayleigh McEnany, Donald Trump’s new press secretary, told journalists she would ’never lie’ to them, during her first briefing on the coronavirus outbreak in the US on Friday 1 May and yet made notably false statements at the White House briefing room podium, four of which have been fact-checked here. The promise is notable considering one of McEnany’s predecessors, Sean Spicer, began his tenure by sharing false claims about the size of the crowd at Trump’s inauguration Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► Coronavirus US live: New York sees anti-lockdown rally as Trump supports Michigan protesters ► Covid-19 cases above 1m as White House blames China ►