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Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts)
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 09:57 AM Apr 2020

Grisham out as West Wing press secretary without having held a briefing

Source: CNN

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving the job without ever having briefed the press. CNN has learned she is returning to the East Wing as first lady Melania Trump's chief of staff as President Donald Trump's new chief of staff Mark Meadows shakes up the communications team in the West Wing.

Meadows is currently considering several candidates for the press secretary job, including Trump campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany. The new chief of staff is also considering hiring Alyssa Farah, the current spokeswoman for the Defense Department, for a communications role, among others, two sources with knowledge of the situation told CNN.

Farah has held several roles in the Trump administration. After leaving her job as the spokeswoman for the House Freedom Caucus to become Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary, she moved to the Pentagon last August. But this would be her first position in the West Wing. Farah has remained close with Meadows since her days at the Freedom Caucus.

Grisham, who still speaks with first lady Melania Trump on a daily basis, is returning to where she has spent the majority of her time in the administration, the East Wing. Grisham did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/07/politics/stephanie-grisham-press-secretary-briefing-melania-trump/index.html

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Grisham out as West Wing press secretary without having held a briefing (Original Post) Mrs. Overall Apr 2020 OP
Why Timmygoat Apr 2020 #1
Someone has to actually LittleGirl Apr 2020 #5
Maybe Grisham is Scarsdale Apr 2020 #17
King Cockwomble gets to do two hours of campaigning from the WH everyday... Thomas Hurt Apr 2020 #2
Isn't Trump the de facto Press Secretary? Make7 Apr 2020 #3
Makes me think of Ohiogal Apr 2020 #4
Hoof and Mouth Ad Infinitum Apr 2020 #6
LOL...fired without giving a Press Briefing? Sloumeau Apr 2020 #7
her briefings were the most honest ones KayF Apr 2020 #8
Yeah, it'll be Kayleigh for sure. Trump wants a hot-looking dumbshit.... machoneman Apr 2020 #9
melanie either won't say anything, because she knows this goes on already, sdfernando Apr 2020 #11
now that is funny pdf DENVERPOPS Apr 2020 #19
Heckuva job Stephanie IronLionZion Apr 2020 #10
Keep moving, keep moving! marble falls Apr 2020 #12
How bad to you have to be to get fired from a job where you don't do anything? thesquanderer Apr 2020 #13
Melania Trump Announces New Chief of Staff mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #14
On the job training at the highest level bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #15
Talk about somebody who won't be missed. (nt) Paladin Apr 2020 #16
Trump is going full out Oceania. Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 #18
Reminds me of project runway. Butterflylady Apr 2020 #20
So, she's going to be announcing Malignia's nail color of the week, now? nt Ilsa Apr 2020 #21
16 second video of her: IcyPeas Apr 2020 #22
Did she get another DUI? Asking for a friend. NT Progressive Jones Apr 2020 #23
"Grisham did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment." Lord Ludd Apr 2020 #24

LittleGirl

(8,261 posts)
5. Someone has to actually
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 10:07 AM
Apr 2020

perform the act of deflection denial and dismissal.
Melania missed her BFF.

That just a guess.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
17. Maybe Grisham is
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 11:06 AM
Apr 2020

Maleria's driver, so we do not know where she gets her "kidney treatments"?? Seems that Grisham is excellent at "keeping a low profile" After all, who knew she was supposed to be press secretary?? We suffered through scowling Sarah Hucksterbee Sanders, then - nothing.

Make7

(8,543 posts)
3. Isn't Trump the de facto Press Secretary?
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 10:04 AM
Apr 2020

Perhaps Meadows realizes that isn't working out as well as they had imagined.

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)
7. LOL...fired without giving a Press Briefing?
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 10:10 AM
Apr 2020

Even Scaramucci gave a press briefing...and he was fired before his job even officially started. As for Kayleigh McEnany, I believe that she is the stable genius on the left of Trish Regan in this video:

[link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=102&v=mOe2Z41lGhg&feature=emb_logo|]

I tend to think of Ms. McEnany as one of the dumbest people ever to earn a law degree. Do not call her an airhead though, as you would be insulting the air.

machoneman

(3,952 posts)
9. Yeah, it'll be Kayleigh for sure. Trump wants a hot-looking dumbshit....
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 10:15 AM
Apr 2020

to feed the needs of all the old white men in the Villages (FL) and red states. He thinks having a loud, brash liar like himself, better looking for sure, will save his fast-failing presidency, by flashing those gams, dyed blonde hair and sprakly teeth.

What will Melania say when she finds Kayleigh under the Resolute Desk with Trump's DNA on her face? I wonder........

sdfernando

(4,897 posts)
11. melanie either won't say anything, because she knows this goes on already,
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 10:32 AM
Apr 2020

or she will say "thank god its not me under that desk!"

DENVERPOPS

(8,679 posts)
19. now that is funny pdf
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 12:37 PM
Apr 2020

I also didn't think that trump knew she was an alcoholic with many DUI's under her bosoms, and one bar fight.......

IronLionZion

(45,261 posts)
10. Heckuva job Stephanie
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 10:28 AM
Apr 2020

"leaving the job without ever having briefed the press." wish the president would do the same

thesquanderer

(11,955 posts)
13. How bad to you have to be to get fired from a job where you don't do anything?
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 10:41 AM
Apr 2020

I wonder why they are even looking for a replacement!

How do you even find someone whose job it is to do nothing?

Maybe they'll give it to Ivanka.

mahatmakanejeeves

(56,897 posts)
14. Melania Trump Announces New Chief of Staff
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 10:43 AM
Apr 2020
STATEMENTS & RELEASES

First Lady Melania Trump Announces New Chief of Staff

Issued on: April 7, 2020

First Lady Melania Trump is today announcing that Stephanie Grisham will be rejoining the East Wing full time as Chief of Staff and Spokesperson.

“I am excited to welcome Stephanie back to the team in this new role,” stated First Lady Melania Trump. “She has been a mainstay and true leader in the Administration from even before day one, and I know she will excel as Chief of Staff. I appreciate all that Lindsay Reynolds did over the past three years, and wish her well in her future endeavors.”

“I continue to be honored to serve both the President and First Lady in the Administration,” stated Grisham. “ My replacements will be announced in the coming days and I will stay in the West Wing to help with a smooth transition for as long as needed.”

Lindsay Reynolds resigned early this week to spend time with her family. Stephanie will begin her role as Chief of Staff effective immediately.

Lord Ludd

(585 posts)
24. "Grisham did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment."
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 10:26 PM
Apr 2020

Given that she never held a briefing, that sentence made me LOL. (She did issue a written statement later, tho.)

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