White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Tuesday mocked presumptive 2020 Democratic nominee Joe Biden for following CDC guidelines on wearing masks, after President Donald Trump opened the mock-gate on Monday. Which McEnany denied that he did.

Also he accused Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason of simply wanting to be “politically correct" by keeping his mask on while asking a question during a separate presser on Tuesday.

Joe Biden told CNN's Dana Bash that Trump is a "fool" for mocking his mask.

Fox News’ Brit Hume spoke with Martha MacCallum Tuesday to defend his Monday tweet about mask-wearing that drew ire. "I think when [Trump] looks at the picture of Joe Biden, he thinks Biden looks ridiculous, and he kind of does. And he doesn’t want to look that way,” said Hume.

Social distancing

Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade was dismayed to see celebratory Memorial Day weekend footage being as ammunition against calls to reopen the country in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Thousands of racing fans crowded a speedway in North Carolina over the weekend, in defiance of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s prohibition on gatherings of more than 25 people.

Will wonders never cease?

Speaking of social distancing, late night host Jimmy Kimmel put past feuds with Sean Hannity behind him on Wednesday, telling Twitter users to listen to the Fox News host’s commentary on Memorial Day partiers ignoring social distancing guidelines.

Where's the logic?

Avid bird-watcher Christian Cooper is the African-American man who was threatened by a white woman in a Central Park altercation, captured on video that has gone mega viral and sparked a great deal of conversation and outrage. He expressed his sympathy and consternation over the deluge of vehement backlash endured by the woman in the clip. 

“Some of the messaging, I am told, has been death threats. And that is wholly inappropriate and abhorrent and should stop immediately,” Cooper emphasized. “I find it strange that people who were upset that they— as they see it, and rightly, that she tried to bring death-by-cop down on my head would then turn around and try to put death threats on her head."

"Where is the logic in that? Where does that make any kind of sense?” Cooper asked.

Classy

President Donald Trump took to Twitter Tuesday night to swipe at The Atlantic and call the recent layoffs of dozens of employees “great news.”

A returning ratings arena

The White House press briefing lead to Friday ratings dogfight, as Fox News and CNN split wins at 2 PM in overall and in the demo. 



As near-daily White House press briefings have returned, so too have viewers, and the briefings could turn into an ongoing and competitive ratings fight

Good News

Cavaliers center Andre Drummond, former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson, and others have surprised restaurant workers with $1,000 tips during the coronavirus pandemic.

During an intense discussion punctuating the show’s opening segment, Joe Kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin lobbed heated allegations against each other regarding the economy, coronavirus and their responsibility as journalists.

It's pretty intense.

We love it. It is much better than Cats. 

At least 11 local television stations ran a pro-Amazon news segment, written by the company itself, prior to the company’s annual shareholder meeting, and it's kind of amazing.

“Millions of Americans staying at home are relying on Amazon,” reporters said, reading off a script. “The company is keeping its employees safe and healthy while still delivering those packages to your doorstep.”

We're going to see it again and again.