Rep. Steve Scalise just dropped a bomb on a phone claim made by former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham in her new ‘tell-all’ book.
Business Insider relayed a story from Grisham’s book yesterday regarding how Melania refused to meet with Steve Scalise and his family after they came to the White House:
Melania Trump refused to meet Rep. Steve Scalise at the White House after he was shot because she ‘already said hello’ at the hospital: book https://t.co/2VbjpWyP7b
— Politics Insider (@PoliticsInsider) October 4, 2021
A new book says Melania Trump refused to meet with Republican Rep. Steve Scalise at the White House after he was shot in 2017 at a congressional baseball practice.
Insider obtained a copy of the coming book by Stephanie Grisham, the former White House press secretary who also served as the first lady’s chief of staff. She wrote that Scalise and his family had gone to the White House for an unscheduled visit shortly after Scalise had recovered from the shooting.
Grisham wrote that Trump’s staff asked her whether Melania wanted to visit the Scalises, who Grisham said were gathered in the Blue Room, and that Melania declined.
“Her response was, ‘No, I already said hello,’” Grisham wrote. Trump was apparently referring to when she and President Donald Trump visited Scalise at the hospital as he was recovering from the shooting. Grisham’s book indicates Melania Trump’s response became a running joke in the East Wing.
“Whenever the first lady said no to something, we would say to each other, ‘Well, she already said hello!’” Grisham wrote.
Steve Scalise responded to this story from Grisham’s book, saying it never happened and explained why:
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This is how the fake news media machine against President Trump and @MELANIATRUMP works. This never happened. My family went to visit the White House while I was still in the hospital and were graciously given a tour by President and Mrs. Trump. https://t.co/oqwIUebtNg pic.twitter.com/pzJmEq1G1w
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) October 5, 2021
This is another pathetic attempt by a disgraced former staffer to tell lies in order to sell books. If her publisher or a single outlet covering this story had done any fact checking, they would’ve learned it was fake. But they didn’t because it fits their fake narrative.
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) October 5, 2021
The fact they need to stoop so low to make up verifiably false stories about a shooting victim and his family to paint a false picture of the Trumps tells you everything you need to know about their credibility.
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) October 5, 2021
Just like all the others, Grisham is making up lies in order to sell books and try and destroy the Trumps.
In fact she just told CNN today that she probably lied when she was on Fox News doing interviews:
Stephanie Grisham basically admits that she lied and receives no pushback from CNN pic.twitter.com/svSZNpxD1e
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 5, 2021
Yep, she’s as credible as a Nigerian asking for your banking information to send you millions of dollars.
