CNN's Joan Walsh implies she's 'shocked' Trump didn't sexually assault hero dog Conanby Mike Brest
November 25, 2019
CNN political contributor Joan Walsh appeared to feign surprise that President Trump didn't sexually assault the military canine who participated in the raid that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi.
Trump held an impromptu press conference in the Rose Garden on Monday to honor the dog, Conan. Conan, who is a Belgian Malinois, is a veteran of more than 50 missions. The president labeled Conan "incredible" and called him "the ultimate fighter" while awarding the dog with a service award and certificate.
Walsh expressed her dismay with the president's actions during the press conference in a Twitter thread that began with her saying, "This is terrifying. Trump and Melania exude coldness to Conan the hero dog. Melania, whose coat is slightly macabre (to me, but others may find it lovely), moves away from Conan multiple times."
“Trump tells you how incredible ‘this particular type of dog’ is, repeatedly, but he clearly can’t remember the name of the breed or other details. He tells us he really wanted the dog to be muzzled, which tells you about his fear,” she added. “‘Conan is a tough cookie,’ we learn. Still nothing about his breed. Trump repeatedly ‘jokes’ about siccing the dog on journalists. Also, again, his command of the language rivals (maybe) a five-year-old. Terrifying.”
Social media users were quick to push back on her claims about the president and first lady's behavior around Conan. Walsh later went back on Twitter and addressed the backlash with an apparent reference the multitude of women who have accused the president of sexual misconduct.
"I am being slammed for my Conan tweets by MAGA and I do want to apologize: Conan is actually a female dog, God bless her. So I'm especially shocked Trump didn't ... well, you know," she wrote after White House officials gave reporters conflicting information on the gender of Conan.
A book published last month, revealed 43 new allegations of inappropriate behavior on Trump's behalf, which was not the first time he had been accused of such actions. For example, he was accused of raping columnist E. Jean Carroll, who alleges the attack took place in a department store dressing room 23 years ago. The president has repeatedly denied all of the accusations against him.
"False accusations diminish the severity of real assault. All should condemn false accusations and any actual assault in the strongest possible terms. If anyone has information that the Democratic Party is working with Ms. Carroll or New York Magazine, please notify us as soon as possible. The world should know what’s really going on. It is a disgrace, and people should pay dearly for such false accusations," Trump said when Carroll went public with her allegation in June.
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