An obfuscating line of argument intended to distract from the issue at hand by throwing out minor distractions scurrying in all directions away from the truth. Coined on Twitter by Asha Rangappa during DNI congressional testimony on September 26, 2019.
I was caught red-handed bribing a foreign official, so I quickly dropped a squirrel grenade to get congress to look into the former Vice President, his son's business dealings, and insufficient european foreign aid.
by P.N. Threnady September 26, 2019