In latest episode of so-called piegate, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders baked four pecan pies for a reporters’ potluck Christmas party.
Before the Thursday night party, Sanders posted images related to the baking of the pecan pies via Twitter.
In her tweets, Sanders named April Ryan, a White House reporter and CNN political analyst, who created a storm in a tea cup when she tweeted her skepticism about an earlier pie-making claim by Sanders.
It’s pie time! With or without bourbon @AprilDRyan? #piegate pic.twitter.com/2xw58FDFg6
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) December 14, 2017
Ingredients all mixed up and pies in the oven! @AprilDRyan let me know if you need further documentation #piegate pic.twitter.com/OVYLg1gBgO
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) December 14, 2017
Excited to share these at tomorrow’s press potluck. Merry Christmas to the WH press corps! pic.twitter.com/PKqfHk3nXJ
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) December 14, 2017
Ryan was there on hand at the party to greet Sanders as she delivered the pies which proved to be a media event in of itself.
In the video tweet below, Ryan claimed her questioning of Sander’s pie making was all a joke.
Pie-gate 2017 comes to an end as @PressSec Sarah Sanders presents @AprilDRyan with homemade Chocolate pecan pie pic.twitter.com/bMhN0DhncA
— Michelle Moons (@MichelleDiana) December 14, 2017
At White House Christmas basement party, @PressSec and @AprilDRyan declare festive end to #piegate. pic.twitter.com/rkDCqUo4n6
— Fred Lucas (@FredLucasWH) December 14, 2017
Wonder what brought this on? #PIEGATE IS OVER (photo by @fran_chambers) via @dmartosko pic.twitter.com/MupUYHMr2h
— ?️Miracles Happen?️ (@rescue81bee) December 14, 2017
It’s official: #piegate reset @AprilDRyan vs. @PressSec pic.twitter.com/W4cKHDkjzj
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) December 14, 2017
Below is the pie tweet that began it all.
I️ dont cook much these days, but managed this Chocolate Pecan Pie for Thanksgiving at the family farm! pic.twitter.com/rO8nFxtly7
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) November 23, 2017
A doubtful Ryan responded to that initial pie tweet via social media.
“Show it to us on a table,” Ryan said back to Sanders via tweet.
“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!” tweeted Ryan.
Ryan’s statement brought on criticism in some quarters of the media, with even the Washington Post doing an op-ed on piegate – a piece that was welcomed by Sanders herself.
Thank you @EmilyMiller – I don't use the term #fakenews loosely, but #piegate totally crossed the line 😉https://t.co/B3xHYaFKVU
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) November 28, 2017
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