Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany was wrapping up her briefing with reporters on Friday when she criticized the so-called “cancel” culture, citing decisions to drop shows like Police and PD live in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd.
She also included in the list Paw Patrol, the popular cartoon franchise that aired on Nickelodeon since 2013.
McEnany said President Donald Trump “is also horrified to cancel the culture, and cancel the culture specifically when it comes to the cops. We saw a few weeks ago that Paw patrol, a police cartoon show was canceled. The show Police it was cancelled. PD live it was cancelled. Lego stopped sales of its Lego City police station. “
She added: “It is really unfortunate, because I agree with the president, 53% of Americans who believe that police officers have the most important jobs in this country.”
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A spokesperson for Nickelodeon, which broadcasts the show, said Deadline that the show has not been canceled. The show later tweeted: “There is no need to worry. PAW Patrol is not canceled. “
Last month, there were rumors online that the show was being canceled. But they appear to have started after a series of satirical posts on social media, according to Snopes.com.
The satire began after the show posted a message on its social media account in June.
The show was renewed by Nickelodeon earlier this year.
Last month, other networks decided to cancel reality shows that told stories from the police point of view. Red Paramount Drop Police and A&E canceled PD live, in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd. That avoided a national conversation about systemic racism.
Lego did not suspend sales of police-themed toys, but did stop some marketing efforts in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests.
As a result, Trump has leaned heavily on the issue of law and order, either by sending Department of Homeland Security personnel to Portland, the site of a current wave of protests, or attacking the left for “cancel” the culture. .
During the briefing, McEnany posted clips of protests in Portland, in which protesters were shown destroying property, attacking police and tearing down statues and fences. “I hope someone kills her entire family,” a protester tells officers with riot gear. “As you can see, that is anything but a peaceful protest, and this president will always be on the side of law and order,” he said.
McEnany also defended Trump’s stance of withholding the names of Confederate generals at U.S. military bases. Jon Decker of Fox News Radio asked him a question about how that would affect the recruitment of African Americans to the military.
“The bases are not known to the generals who bear his name. The bases are known to the heroes within it, ”he said.
The Senate, in an 86-14 vote, approved a defense appropriations bill Thursday that calls for renaming the bases. Trump tweeted earlier Friday that he spoke to Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), who “He has informed me that he will NOT change the names of our great military bases and forts, places from which we won two world wars (and more!). Like me, Jim doesn’t believe in ‘Cancel Culture’. “
