Kayleigh McEnany Eviscerates Hollywood For Cancelling ‘Live PD’ And ‘COPS’

During Friday’s White House press briefing, Kayleigh McEnany ripped into Hollywood for cancelling shows like “COPS” and “Live PD.”

While talking about President Donald Trump’s commitment to keeping Americans safe and bringing an end to violent riots, McEnany shifted to an attack on cancel culture, particularly the way it treats police officers.

“He’s very keen on seeing the violence in our streets end. He wants to protect the people of this country when derelict Democrat mayors and governors do not,” McEnany said. “He’s also appalled by cancel culture and cancel culture specifically as it pertains to cops. We saw a few weeks ago that ‘PAW Patrol,’ a cartoon show about cops, was canceled. The show ‘COPS’ was canceled. ‘Live PD’ was canceled. Lego halted the sales of their Lego City Police Station.”

“It’s really unfortunate because I stand with, and the President stands with the 63 percent of Americans who think police officers are one of the most important jobs in this country,” she added.

Here's the White House @PressSec lamenting cancel culture's impact on Paw Patrol, Live PD and Legos: pic.twitter.com/jLvFpJ69h7

— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) July 24, 2020

Both “COPS” and “Live PD” were cancelled in the wake of the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody back in May in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A&E cancelled “Live PD” just two weeks after Mr. Floyd’s death, despite the fact that it was the top show on the network.

“This is a critical time in our nation’s history and we have made the decision to cease production on ‘Live PD,'” the network said in a statement upon announcing the cancellation. “Going forward, we will determine if there is a clear pathway to tell the stories of both the community and the police officers whose role it is to serve them. And with that, we will be meeting with community and civil-rights leaders as well as police departments.”

Since cancelling “Live PD,” ratings have plummeted on A&E, which has lost half it’s viewers following the cancellation. “COPS” had been a popular television show that ran for decades, yet it was pulled by the Paramount Network in the same way.

This piece was written by PopZette Staff on July 25, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.