Matt Drudge took to Twitter on Friday to share that he had just “paid the Obamacare penalty” for not enrolling in healthcare coverage, as is now required by law.
Calling it a “liberty tax,” the creator of the Drudge Report tweeted:
Just paid the Obamacare penalty for not ‘getting covered’… I’M CALLING IT A LIBERTY TAX!
— MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) March 21, 2014
Incredibly, within a matter of minutes, White House spokesperson Jesse Lee called Drudge’s assertion a “flat lie,” Twitchy reported.
From an “official” White House Twitter account, as stated in her profile, Lee tweeted:
Flat lie, no fee for previous year. Scary how much influence he once had. RT @DRUDGE: Just paid Obamacare penalty for not ‘getting covered’
— Jesse Lee (@jesseclee44) March 21, 2014
As the director of progressive media at the Obama White House, Lee’s tweet served as a call to action to friendly media outlets far and wide to back up her allegation that Drudge was being dishonest.
Ironically, her attentiveness to Drudge’s tweet served as a contradiction to her dismissive remark about him having “once had” influence.
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In a series of follow up tweets, Drudge explained that as a small business owner he pays taxes quarterly and when paying his first quarter estimate for 2014, he is required to pay the “tax” for not having health insurance if he is not enrolled in a plan.
Something you would expect a White House spokesperson to know, but this is the Obama White House. Drudge did his part to help out by tweeting a link to a Breitbart.com article that explained it in more detail:
HAPPYSPRING: WHouse @jesseclee44 and team branded me liar after I complied with rules, paid ’14 1st QTR tax estimates http://t.co/Dden1IzzB3
— MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) March 22, 2014
And he got in a shot in at the Obama-friendly media for piling on:
Obama media teams know they will not get audited for avoiding taxes. I don’t have this luxury. So they mock, ridicule http://t.co/Cg23N734R9
— MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) March 21, 2014
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