Even Barney the White House Scottish Terrier is a craven liar who's chief objective in life is to cover up evidence of his own incompetence. The WH had the hubris to post this
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Barney's page showing Barney in an elaborate cover-up in which, after finding out that he can't find the new White House puppy that he is responsible for, he goes and buys a plush toy hoping nobody will notice. He is given the idea by a staffer who shows him the film "Meet the Parents" in which one of the characters replaces a missing cat with one of similar appearance.
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It's a stupid cover up, you can totally tell it's not a real puppy.
It turns out the puppy isn't arriving until January, the assignment was a head's up. If only all the WH lies had such small consequences. The video also reveals that Barney was hoping for a cabinet position. Well, he's got the lying and incompetence down...