Sarah Sanders 'Cursed and Yelled' at the White House Counsel in a Heated Episode

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Sarah Sanders 'Cursed and Yelled' at the White House Counsel in a Heated Episode over the Administration's Falsehoods: Report
A new report from the Washington Post details the struggles the press secretary undergoes to keep the White House on message.
By Cody Fenwick / AlterNet
May 4, 2018, 2:47 PM GMT

https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/sarah-sanders-cursed-and-yelled-white-house-counsel-heated-episode-over


Press secretary Sarah Sanders ended up in a screaming match with White House counsel Don McGahn over the administration's disastrous handling of allegations against staff secretary Rob Porter back in February, according to a new report by the Washington Post. Reporters Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey, and Philip Rucker found that the press secretary screamed and cursed at McGahn and refused to do her job unless provided with more information about the Porter situation.

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The report also notes that Sanders played a part in drafting the White House's statement in defense of Porter, who eventually resigned over allegations that he has abused his two ex-wives. That statement, the Post said, "later became an embarrassment to the administration."

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Deeming Sanders a "willing warrior" for President Donald Trump, the Post article shows that the outward struggles the administration has with the truth are reflected in inward tussles over communications strategy. That jostling was never on better display than this week, when Trump's new attorney Rudy Giuliani flatly contradicted the president and press secretary's previous denials that Trump had any knowledge of the hush money payment to the porn star known as Stormy Daniels.


The WaPo article is much ore detailed:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-a-willing-warrior-for-trump-sarah-sanders-struggles-to-maintain-credibility/2018/05/04/2ff2eb0c-4f0c-11e8-b725-92c89fe3ca4c_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.183b1d7411f8

[RockRaven]

1. But she persisted

in shoveling BS for this traitor con artist. She gets no sympathy from me. I think she's the source for the first anecdote, trying to look like less of a spineless, immoral toady.

[marble falls]

3. Like the article says, she's a "willing warrior for the White House."

[Cha]

6. Yep..

[marble falls]

10. .... and with a straight face, yet.

[TeeYiYi]

26. Well, not exactly...

(Geometrically speaking, of course.)

TYY

[marble falls]

27. That's not her fault, but her twisted little soul is.

[lindysalsagal]

23. Sure is insulting, and they all deserve insult bigly.

[madaboutharry]

2. I have no empathy for her.

She is a willing enabler. Nothing stops her from quitting.

[GusBob]

4. I'd bet Trump does not like her

He's a pig, I'd bet his has less than nice thoughts and words in private about her appearance.

[barbtries]

22. i wouldn't be surprised

if he said nasty shit straight to her face.

[Gothmog]

5. Sanders feelings were hurt

Boo hoo

[lunatica]

7. Gee

Who knew she’s such a nice, sincere and caring person behind that lip curling sneer?

[JI7]

8. if she took part in the white house defense of Porter it's not Truth she cares about

it's about not being part of the inner circle in the white house that is making her angry.

[appal_jack]

9. This, exactly. nt

[marble falls]

11. She just wanted to keep their lie straight.

[smirkymonkey]

25. +1000

I really wonder how that woman can live with herself. And she has a family. I pity them.

[Laffy Kat]

12. No sympathy whatsoever.

I hope they haul her ass out of the WH with the rest of her corrupt crew.

[riversedge]

28. agree.

[raven mad]

13. She made her bed.

If $he made it with nail$ and thumbtack$? $he $till ha$ to lay in it.

ZERO sympathy for this pond scum. Oh, wait - sorry to insult you, pond scum.

The WaPo article is really good. Thanks for another addition to my growing LIAR! collection, marble falls.

[onetexan]

15. Agree

Defending a serial liar makes you one yourself. So glad that one reporter called her out on the Cohen issue.

[TeamPooka]

14. Michelle Wolf was right about her.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

17. wouldn't surprise me if Wolf's remarks caused serious soul searching.

[Duppers]

16. Whaat??!

"Later that evening, Sanders and her husband, Bryan, were spotted at the invite-only MSNBC after-party, greeting friends and reporters well after midnight."

Why was she invited?

[Beartracks]

19. Protocol, maybe?

=======

[lindysalsagal]

24. Because it's business, not the 3rd grade. You invite everyone who is a major player.

[PJMcK]

30. Exactly

Although I can't stand the accountant across the hall, he gets invited the the holiday party, too. We still have to work together.

"Because it's business, not the 3rd grade." Thanks for that, lindysalsagal. It's a keeper.

[Duppers]

39. That 3rd grade remark

Aimed at me, insinuating that I'm a third grader, was biting, but had a familiar ring. I had to think long to find it in my brain's messy files. Googling, I did find it:

On Monday, during the last briefing before the Thanksgiving holiday, Sarah Huckabee Sanders treated the White House press pool the way a sadistic teen-ager would treat a group of third graders. ...

Sanders began her part of the briefing by saying that she was thankful for all the reporters in the room. “That goes without saying,” she added, in a tone that made it clear that the White House press secretary really does not like the White House press corps.
...
Unpleasant as her opening comment might have sounded, it’s all right for the press secretary to have an adversarial relationship with reporters; it is certainly better than a cozy relationship.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/degrading-ritual-sarah-huckabee-sanders-pre-thanksgiving-press-briefing

The whole article is well worth the read, especially since the author supports not only my but dozens of other Duers' positions, including our esteemed NanceGreggs, that the press and thinking public should take a most adversarial position with this bullying WH and the wanna-be dictator, Prez Cheeto. I guess many of us deserve to be degraded and called 3rd graders in your opinion.







Edited to add: You think a Democratic press secretary would/should go to a Fox News after party? (Rhetorical, of course. Bye.)

[shadowmayor]

18. Just another

Potty mouthed preacher's daughter

[marble falls]

29. I have a potty mouth. Everytime I hear cheetolini, it goes off.

[Hassler]

20. She cursed? The daughter of a lying preacher-politician? Shocking.

[PJMcK]

31. She learned how from her daddy (n/t)

[MrScorpio]

21. I bet that her smokey eye stayed fabulous.

[Sherman A1]

32. I continue to fail to understand why any news organization

Sends anyone to the White House Press Room all they get is another round of bigger and bigger lies each day. At the very least I would think a complete boycott for at least a few days would send a message to The “Esteemed” Ms Sanders that the megaphone can be switched off.

[marble falls]

35. Because that's exactly what cheetolini wants, a new normal where nobody pays attention.

[Sherman A1]

36. I disagree

Trump loves the spotlight, if it’s good news he’s a hero, if it’s bad news, he’s a martyr, but either way he is a Legend In His Own Mind.

[BlueDog22]

33. If I Was Her

I would have rage quit already. I mean this is a joke...

[duforsure]

34. She and Rudy clearly understand,

They have to lie to keep their job, and trump keeps corrupting them to lie more and more. That's what he does to others, lie to them, then expect them to lie for him loyally without question, and if not they are replaced with someone who will.

[Sunlei]

37. Trumps getting tired of her like he does with all close to him, he'll find a new liar-speak soon.

His daughter will lie for him.

[ThoughtCriminal]

38. Furious that they can't just tell lies that they can get way with

It's not the lying that bothers her, just that she has to tell stupid lies.