Wife of White House Comms Chief Bill Shine Jokes at Book Party: ‘I’m the Racist and He’s the Rapist!’
Darla Shine, the wife of White House communications chief Bill Shine, introduced herself and her husband as “the racist” and “the rapist” — respectively — while at Seb Gorka’s book party on Tuesday night.
She was referencing Mediaite’s July story on the racially charged remarks Darla made before her husband accepted a presidential appointment.
“That’s off the record,” Bill Shine said after his wife’s “rapist” and “racist” comment, per the Washington Post.
However, Darla opted to double-down, saying, “I’m always on the record.”
The report states that a young man attending Gorka’s book party defended Darla as she recounted the news coverage of her comments.
“They twisted your word [and] made it seem something different,” the person said, which Darla agreed with by shouting “yes!”
Darla faced heavy criticism shortly after her husband accepted the White House communications position, as it was revealed that she had spread conspiracy theories about autism rates among “black boys,” complained about “blacks” being able to say the n-word, even though she’s not allowed to, and mocking African countries for being backward.
Darla’s comment about her husband being a “rapist” is presumably a reference to his role in the sexual misconduct allegations that rocked Fox News, where he served as co-president before being ousted amid the scandal
The party’s conversation eventually steered to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s controversial DNA results, but Darla wasn’t able to spout off her hot takes on the Massachusetts lawmaker’s ethnic background, as her husband — who wandered around the edges of the party — led the two out of the event.
Gorka’s book event was held at the Trump Hotel and other guests included Donald Trump Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle, and Arthur Schwartz.
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