When CNN White House correspondent April Ryan challenged Sarah Sanders’ pie making skills during the Thanksgiving holiday (see below), Sarah was determined to prove she actually makes pecan pies that look that good.
Fast forward: Sarah trolled April with a tweet showing the pie-making ingredients:
Ingredients all mixed up and pies in the oven! @AprilDRyan let me know if you need further documentation #piegate pic.twitter.com/OVYLg1gBgO
— Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived (@PressSec45) December 14, 2017
Sarah has handled this with great humor and grace:
https://twitter.com/FeistyCovfefe/status/941218016469008384
So today, Sarah brought the cooked pies to give to April…We call that “Humble Pie”
https://twitter.com/DBloom451/status/941409785639063552
Press Secretary Sarah Sanders shares home made pecan pies with April and the press. #piegate pic.twitter.com/Fn7xQRp8pB
— TrumpSoldier (@DaveNYviii) December 14, 2017
HOW “PIEGATE” STARTED:
CNN political analyst just spent her Thanksgiving Day so consumed with hate for President Trump’s White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, that she removed any doubt her Twitter followers may have had about the possibility of having an objective bone in her body.
CNN political analyst and American Urban Radio Networks White House correspondent April Ryan suggested, without any evidence, Friday that White House press secretary Sarah Sanders actually didn’t actually cook the pecan pie Sanders said she did.
Here is Sanders tweet that got under April Ryan’s skin:
I️ dont cook much these days, but managed this Chocolate Pecan Pie for Thanksgiving at the family farm! pic.twitter.com/rO8nFxtly7
— Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived (@PressSec45) November 23, 2017
Ryan responded by actually demanding that Sanders do more than post a picture of the pie with a white background, and that she show Twitter users the pie on her table!
Show it to us on a table. https://t.co/ifeSBlSZW7
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) November 24, 2017
Ryan then took it a step further and doubled down, letting her Twitter users know that the legitimacy of Sanders’ claim that she baked the pecan pie was no laughing matter.
I am not trying to be funny but folks are already saying #piegate and #fakepie Show it to us on the table with folks eating it and a pic of you cooking it. I am getting the biggest laugh out of this. I am thankful for this laugh on Black Friday! https://t.co/ifeSBlSZW7
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) November 24, 2017
Ryan is frequently praised by liberals for being a nuisance in the White House press briefing room, but she failed to present any evidence Friday, except for the claims of random Twitter users, that Sanders faked the pie. Ryan did not respond to this reporter when asked for proof.
A reverse image search did not find any other pictures of the pecan pie that Sanders posted.
The White House press secretary responded to Ryan’s criticism and said that she will make the journalist a pie of her own.-Daily Caller
Don’t worry @AprilDRyan because I’m nice I’ll bake one for you next week #RealPie #FakeNews ;-) https://t.co/5W3mGbKs4J
— Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived (@PressSec45) November 24, 2017
While hundreds of liberal Twitter users jumped on Ryan’s thread, as a way to drum up hate for the brilliant and witty conservative Press Secretary, Sanders definitely got her fair share of support. Conservative actor James Woods didn’t make any secret about how he is “thankful” on Thanksgiving Day for Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the “best thing to happen to modern American journalism.”
One final reason to be thankful today: @SarahHuckabee She is the best thing to happen to modern American journalism. The #CNN and other liberal minions melt before her intelligence, her wit, and her sheer fortitude like snowflakes in the desert.
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) November 24, 2017
Twitter user, Vanessa Vega nailed it with her tweet in response to Sanders’ reply to Ryan’s ridiculous claim:
https://twitter.com/EscbrRoX2017/status/934236633775464448