The White House hit peak hypocrisy Tuesday when it stressed the importance of upholding "norms," though it has nothing to do with the office of the presidency that President Donald Trump has ignored for three years.
The new White House press secretary had the gall to attack a reporter for being "unprofessional" and refusing to uphold norms. The moment came when former White House staffer Sebastian Gorka went after a White House reporter, calling him a joke. Nothing happened between the men other than Gorka shouting at him and walking off.
Trump has attacked his own intelligence community, the FBI and American allies. He's ignored anti-nepotism laws, refused to follow the Hatch Act, and laughed in the face of the Emoluments Clause in the Constitution.
Yet, according to press secretary Stephanie Grisham, it's norms and "unprofessional" behavior of reporters that is of concern.
One person noted the awkward typo in the press statement, saying "free reign" instead of "free rein." The idiom refers to the freedom someone has, where the word "reign" refers to a royal's time on the throne. It is an awkward Freudian slip for a president that has joked about staying in office for life and embraces dictators.
It sent the internet into hysterics and anger. Read the best tweets below:
