Kayleigh McEnany slams BLM leader Patrisse Cullors over $1.4m home & says ‘Marxist ideology at odds with American dream’
FORMER White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany blasted Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors on Monday for calling herself a "Marxist" despite owning a $1.4 million home.
"One would think a self-proclaimed, trained Marxist would do exactly what you just described," McEnany said on Fox on Monday in reference to doing what one preaches.
The California native wrote in her 2018 memoir that she was raised by a single mom in a two-story building with peeling paint and describes herself as a "trained Marxist" and "freedom fighter" on her website.
"But she didn't. If she got these funds through a legitimate way, not through the BLM fundraising mechanism, then good for her," McEnany continued.
Cullors, 37, "came from public housing, she grew up in public housing, her mom was a mom of four and worked 16 hour days and their only grocery store was the 7/11," McEnany said.
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation released the following statement regarding Cullors and its organization.
"Patrisse Cullors is the Executive Director of Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF). She serves in this role in a volunteer capacity and does not receive a salary or benefits."
"Patrisse has received a total of $120,000 since the organization’s inception in 2013, for duties such as serving as spokesperson and engaging in political education work. Patrisse did not receive any compensation after 2019."
"To be abundantly clear, as a registered 501c3, BLMGNF cannot and did not commit any organizational resources toward the purchase of personal property by any employee or volunteer. Any insinuation or assertion to the contrary is categorically false."
"Patrisse’s work for Black people over the years has made her and others who align with the fight for Black liberation targets of racist violence."
"The narratives being spread about Patrisse have been generated by right-wing forces intent on reducing the support and influence of a movement that is larger than any one organization."
"This right-wing offensive not only puts Patrisse, her child and her loved ones in harm’s way, it also continues a tradition of terror by white supremacists against Black activists."
"All Black activists know the fear these malicious and serious actions are meant to instill: the fear of being silenced, the trauma of being targeted, the torture of feeling one’s family is exposed to danger just for speaking out against unjust systems. We have seen this tactic of terror time and again, but our movement will not be silenced."
Still, McEnany had plenty to say about Cullors on her Fox News segment.
"She came from humble beginnings and now has risen to great heights," the last press secretary under Donald Trump continued. "Good for her, except this."
"This is the American dream but she's professing an ideology directly at odds with the American dream," she continued. "Trained Marxists often do this."
"Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed dem socialist makes millions and has three houses. Elizabeth Warren has a net worth of almost $8 million so as we find with trained Marxists, socialists, and others, they often don't practice what they preach," she ended.
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Cullors with her now spouse,