White House lies about ‘Paw Patrol’ being canceled and everything is so stupid

Another day, another ridiculous and puzzling statement made during an official White House briefing — this time about a bunch of cartoon dogs. 

Sorry, you did actually read that right. On Friday afternoon, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters that President Donald Trump is in deep disagreement with anyone who wants to defund the police. She went on to say that he is “appalled by cancel culture, and cancel culture specifically as it pertains to cops.”

McEnany then provided specific examples of the kind of cop-related cancel culture that’s making Trump so angry, and things got a little messy.

“Paw Patrol, a cartoon show about cops, was canceled. The show Cops was canceled. Live P.D. was canceled. Lego halted the sales of their Lego city police station,” she said. 

McEnany’s comments prompted quite the response on social media, because, in addition to being ridiculous and way off-topic from the many other serious issues facing this country at the moment, they’re riddled with errors. Paw Patrol, the animated adventure series that airs on Nick Jr., has not been canceled.

We repeat: Paw Patrol has not been canceled.

Though Cops and Live P.D. have in fact been canceled, Paw Patrol very much remains on the air. The show’s official Twitter account even tweeted a statement to reassure us all.

In June, Snopes reported that the cancelation of the animated series was only a rumor circulating in memes posted on social media. And though the words “Paw Patrol, a cartoon show about cops, was canceled,” came directly from the White House Press Secretary’s mouth, real Paw Patrol fans, parents of young children, and anyone capable of performing a simple Google search, know that the show hasn’t gotten the axe.

It’s also worth nothing that although McEnany said, “Lego halted the sales of their Lego city police station,” it seems LEGO hasn’t stopped selling any of their sets. The company is temporarily halting marketing/ad campaigns for law enforcement-related set.

On June 4, Lego even addressed “incorrect reports” that claimed any sales were being halted. The @LEGO_Group account tweeted, “To be clear, that is not the case and reports otherwise are false. Our intention was to temporarily pause digital advertising in response to events in the US. We hope this clears things up. “

Looks like the White House Press Secretary really needs to start fact-checking her press briefing materials. Luckily, Paw Patrol Twitter is fierce and likely won’t let her forget this latest gaffe any time soon.