WH Spox Hogan Gidley Calls Out CNN’s Brian Karem For Claiming Trump Wasn’t in Oval Office: ‘Stop Jumping’ to Conclusions

After President Donald Trump tweeted Monday morning that he was working in the Oval Office and asked Democrats to come back to help end the partial government shutdown, CNN political analyst Brian Karem tweeted a picture showing there was no Marine was standing post outside the West Wing.

I’m in the Oval Office. Democrats, come back from vacation now and give us the votes necessary for Border Security, including the Wall. You voted yes in 2006 and 2013. One more yes, but with me in office, I’ll get it built, and Fast!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2018

“POTUS tweet minutes ago claimed he was in the Oval Office. No marine there so that’s another lie,” Karem wrote.

POTUS tweet minutes ago claimed he was in the Oval Office. No marine there so that’s another lie. ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩ pic.twitter.com/rnJnQt88HO

— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) December 31, 2018

No you aren’t. And the press door is still locked too. https://t.co/1PxmyOT7ky

— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) December 31, 2018

Other White House journalists tweeted similar photos and reports:

the president just tweeted that he was in the oval, but no marine outside the west wing pic.twitter.com/Y5EAx2wOoV

— Justin Sink (@justinsink) December 31, 2018

POTUS tweeted earlier that he's in the Oval Office. Per pool, as off 11 am there was no Marine guard outside the West Wing lobby, which there is when POTUS is in the Oval.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 31, 2018

In response, White House Deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley specifically called out Karem, saying Trump really was working in the Oval Office.

“So, now I’m just waiting for you and the rest of your ilk to either stop jumping to false conclusions, correct the record, or, here’s a thought, call the press team to ask,” Gidley wrote.

I just looked into the Oval Office myself, and @POTUS was in fact sitting behind the Resolute Desk working. So, now I’m just waiting for you and the rest of your ilk to either stop jumping to false conclusions, correct the record, or, here’s a thought, call the press team to ask. https://t.co/uzIp0i7Dwo

— Hogan Gidley (@hogangidley45) December 31, 2018

The shutdown is about to extend into the new year as Democrats are refusing to include any spending for a wall to be built on the U.S.-Mexico border, much to Trump’s dismay.

“It’s incredible how Democrats can all use their ridiculous sound bite and say that a Wall doesn’t work. It does, and properly built, almost 100%! They say it’s old technology – but so is the wheel. They now say it is immoral- but it is far more immoral for people to be dying,” Trump tweeted Monday.

from Mediaite http://bit.ly/2Qjn0Za