The controversy all started on Thanksgiving when White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders baked a pecan pie.
I️ dont cook much these days, but managed this Chocolate Pecan Pie for Thanksgiving at the family farm! pic.twitter.com/rO8nFxtly7
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) November 23, 2017
CNN Political Analyst and White House Correspondent for Urban Radio Networks April Ryan was suspicious:
Show it to us on a table. https://t.co/ifeSBlSZW7
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) November 24, 2017
I am not trying to be funny but folks are already saying #piegate and #fakepie Show it to us on the table with folks eating it and a pic of you cooking it. I am getting the biggest laugh out of this. I am thankful for this laugh on Black Friday! https://t.co/ifeSBlSZW7
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) November 24, 2017
Sanders offered Ryan a pie of her own to prove she baked it herself:
Don’t worry @AprilDRyan because I’m nice I’ll bake one for you next week #RealPie #FakeNews ;-) https://t.co/5W3mGbKs4J
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) November 24, 2017
She tweeted the ingredients and the whole baking process, along with a spicy jab at Ryan:
Ingredients all mixed up and pies in the oven! @AprilDRyan let me know if you need further documentation #piegate pic.twitter.com/OVYLg1gBgO
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) December 14, 2017
Today was the big day:
Sarah shows up with her pies. pic.twitter.com/MwDCgqizlc
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) December 14, 2017
#PIEGATE IS OVER (photo by @fran_chambers) pic.twitter.com/RcF9gWidKn
— David Martosko (@dmartosko) December 14, 2017
Sanders and Ryan are usually at odds, but they shared a nice moment today:
Pie-gate 2017 comes to an end as @PressSec Sarah Sanders presents @AprilDRyan with homemade Chocolate pecan pie pic.twitter.com/bMhN0DhncA
— Michelle Moons (@MichelleDiana) December 14, 2017
Ryan agreed.
It was a wonderful reset gesture from the @PressSec to bake 4 pretty pies for us. We are building for better on all sides. Watch the video! https://t.co/FEQtsjdHGl
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) December 14, 2017
It's nice to see everyone getting along, even if it's just for a few seconds. Merry Christmas!