Sarah Sanders To Leave White House At End Of The Month
[guest post by Dana]
Comments from President Trump about Sarah Sanders’ upcoming departure from the White House:
“After 3 1/2 years, our wonderful Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be leaving the White House at the end of the month and going home to the Great State of Arkansas,” Mr. Trump wrote Thursday afternoon. “She is a very special person with extraordinary talents, who has done an incredible job! I hope she decides to run for Governor of Arkansas – she would be fantastic. Sarah, thank you for a job well done!”
“I am blessed and forever grateful to @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to serve and proud of everything he’s accomplished,” Sanders followed up in a tweet. “I love the President and my job. The most important job I’ll ever have is being a mom to my kids and it’s time for us to go home. Thank you Mr. President!”
Apparently she is leaving the door open to a possible run for governor of Arkansas…hiya Dad! However, since Asa Hutchinson was just re-elected as governor, Sanders won’t be able to run until 2022.
After bringing Sanders on stage at an event this afternoon, she spoke fondly of her boss and her job:
“I’ll try not to get emotional because I know that crying can make us look weak sometimes right?” Sanders said, looking at the president and smiling. “This has been the honor of a lifetime, the opportunity of a lifetime. I couldn’t be prouder to have had the opportunity to serve my country and particularly to work for this president. He has accomplished so much in these two and a half years and it’s truly been something I will treasure forever.
“It’s one of the greatest jobs I could ever have, I’ve loved every minute. Even the hard minutes, I have loved it,” she added.
Interestingly, the last White House press briefing was more than 90 days ago. There is no word about who might replace Sanders. So, given that 90 days is the longest time any administration has gone without holding a press briefing, does Trump really even need to fill the position? After all, he’s got his own virtual megaphone and can tweet directly with the people, right?? Let’s not forget, too, that it was Trump himself who inspired Sanders to kill the daily press briefing:
I really don’t have much to say about Sanders and her unwavering, blind loyalty to President Trump, so I’ll just say this: she really does do a great smokey eye.
(Cross-posted at The Jury Talks Back.)
–Dana
She had a long run for a press secretary. Clearly her blind loyalty and unabashed admiration for Trump kept her in his good graces. That, and the endless spinning she did for him.
Dana (779465) — 6/13/2019 @ 9:32 pmA girl’s gotta make a living. I like her personally. I like Kelyanne too. I think the women who work for Trump can control him better than the men who work for him can. It was said explicitly about Kellyanne when she took over the campaign.
I had to Google smoky eye. Is it “an effect created by the application of dark eyeshadow on the eyelids and dark eyeliner that is smudged along the upper and lower lash lines”? I never noticed.
nk (dbc370) — 6/13/2019 @ 9:50 pmI’m with nk. Why bother taking that role unless you are a true believer? And sure, at times Ms. Sanders came off like just a rented shill, but how is that any different from Robert Gibbs or whatever idiot followed him (I honestly don’t recall at this point)? She did what her boss needed her to do, and given that she was dealing with the Washington DC press establishment, I don’t really care whether or not she was particularly honest in what she told them.
JVW (54fd0b) — 6/13/2019 @ 10:02 pmI agree that Conway and Sanders are more effective in their handling of Trump than any of the men around him. I think there is a lot of flattery (toward Trump) involved because it’s a necessary component to any relationship he has with women. That’s not to say the women are subservient but rather clever to know what it takes.
Dana (779465) — 6/13/2019 @ 10:10 pmYes, nk, re smokey eyes. Think Sophia Loren in her prime.
Dana (779465) — 6/13/2019 @ 10:15 pm“He has accomplished so much in these two and a half years and it’s truly been something I will treasure forever.”
You ain’t kiddin’, Sweet Potato. Me too; thought it would take at least a full term. Perhaps two. 😉
DCSCA (797bc0) — 6/13/2019 @ 10:51 pmHappy trails and don’t let the door hit you on the way to the red hen.
lany (856704) — 6/14/2019 @ 12:23 amWildly off-topic, but some of you might find it at least some of this video interesting: University of Texas Longhorn Alumni Band: 75th anniversary of D-Day Parade March into St. Mere Eglise. Observations:
* I was not among my fellow LHAB members who made this trip, but my ex was, and is briefly visible in the piccolo section several times.
* This is an amateur video, but one thing it does quite effectively is demonstrate what it looks and sounds like to be in a parade with 600-odd fellow bandsmen, stretched out in an extremely long column. If you’re in the middle of the piccolos, you can hear the piccolo parts and the percussion, but none of the brass. By moving up and down the column, the videographer captured what saxes and percussion and sousaphones and clarinets sound like when you’re amidst them, but he didn’t get close enough to the front of the column to hear any of the brass instruments, which of course creates the first impression created in the parade’s watchers.
* At about 7:38 in the video, LHAB approaches the center of town, which includes the church bell tower on which an American paratrooper was hung up (as memorably depicted in movies like “The Longest Day”). You can see the parachute and manikin that the residents placed there, in remembrance. I’m told, and believe, that it tends to choke up most everyone who sees it.
* I’m very proud of this group, which performed at five other functions in two days (including one of French Pres. Macron’s speeches), and was received by both the tourists and the locals with genuine enthusiasm. These are all old farts who have in common only that they were once in Longhorn Band; they financed this trip out of their own pockets; the had very limited opportunity to prepare; but they represented UT, the State of Texas, and the United States very well.
Beldar (fa637a) — 6/14/2019 @ 12:54 amHook ’em!
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The idea that Twitter has replaced the press conference is pretty disappointing no matter who is in office.
Dustin (6d7686) — 6/14/2019 @ 1:05 amAll in all I think I’d rather be a prison guard.
Kevin M (21ca15) — 6/14/2019 @ 2:21 amWe’ve come a long way from Tony Snow.
Dave (1bb933) — 6/14/2019 @ 2:21 amSophia Loren is where I went.
mg (8cbc69) — 6/14/2019 @ 3:00 amhttps://www.violetgrey.com/violet-files/violet-looks/the-doe-eyed-tutorial-natalie-wood
Dark eyes, burning eyes
nk (dbc370) — 6/14/2019 @ 6:00 amPassionate and splendid eyes
How I love you, How I fear you
Truly, I saw you at a sinister hour
I agree with Mr. Wemple:
The phrase “not founded on anything” is going to stick with Ms. Sanders for the rest of her pathetic career.
Paul Montagu (cbbfc4) — 6/14/2019 @ 6:44 amI am glad she is returning to her “most important job.” It is and they are young so she should do that for many years.
DRJ (15874d) — 6/14/2019 @ 7:32 amHer most significant accomplishment was to make me miss Sean Spicer.
John B Boddie (72f331) — 6/14/2019 @ 8:10 amOnly one person I want to replace Sarah.
mg (8cbc69) — 6/14/2019 @ 8:57 amCandace Owens.
As Allahpundit explains, there’s really only one man for the job.
Dave (1bb933) — 6/14/2019 @ 9:03 amTrump says his visit was the most fun Queen Elizabeth II had in 25 years
Quite.
Dave (1bb933) — 6/14/2019 @ 9:11 amYeah, she was so Different from other Press secretaries, who always regarded their Presidents, critically and never were loyal let alone “blindly loyal”. Y’know like George Stephanolopulus, and Ron Ziegler and Obama’s press guy.
rcocean (1a839e) — 6/14/2019 @ 9:43 amOr in other words, the idea that Sanders was “blindly loyal” compared to other Press Secretaries and spokesman is completely unproven.
rcocean (1a839e) — 6/14/2019 @ 9:44 amA Buckingham Palace spokesperson said Trump’s comments are “not something we would comment on.”
Quite.
One doesn’t.
nk (dbc370) — 6/14/2019 @ 9:44 amBest thing Trump did was get rid of Press Briefings. At first I thought giving the press a chance to show the Public how stupid and biased they are was a good idea. I don’t know how anyone who watched them in action could go away with any respect for them. They’d ask the same question over and over. They’d ignore the topic at hand, to jump on the standard NYT/WaPo talking points – usually about Trump/Russia/Mueller – they were obnoxious, rude, stupid, and couldn’t police themselves. No matter what Sanders did, or how friendly she was, they were nasty to her.
So now, we rarely jim acoasta or April Ryan or the hacks, we just see Trump and the helicopter. LOL
rcocean (1a839e) — 6/14/2019 @ 9:48 amSanders quitting? I’ll believe it when she denies it herself.
Chuck Bartowski (bc1c71) — 6/14/2019 @ 9:49 amI noticed that most Republicans have finally stopped playing the media’s game with trump comments. Before, Trump would say something like: “McGahn was probably confused. I never asked him to fire Mueller”. And the MSM would then go to R congressman X, and say “Mr. congressman, Trump just said McGahn is a LIAR and committed perjury. What do you say?”
The idiot R congressmen have finally learned, like everyone else, that you CANNOT trust the MSM to quote or paraphrase what Trump says fairly or accurately.
rcocean (1a839e) — 6/14/2019 @ 9:53 amYou really only need a press briefing because (1) the president is too busy or doesn’t like talking to the press or (2) there’s a serious technical matter and some Admin official or Cabinet member has to brief the WH Press Corps.
But trump likes talking to the press and every attempt to give the WH Press corps a technical briefing on a serious subject was a disaster. The were never interested, would ask stupid ignorant questions, or just ignored it, and went back to asking about Trump/Russia/Mueller or whatever the DNC talking point was.
rcocean (1a839e) — 6/14/2019 @ 9:59 amRegarding really good times, the Queen might have learned from the Frank Drebin incident in 1989.
urbanleftbehind (5eecdb) — 6/14/2019 @ 10:05 amIt’s a good thing she’s evangelical, if she were Catholic she’d spend the next year saying Hail Marys. 😛
Good luck to her in her future endeavors.
Nic (896fdf) — 6/14/2019 @ 10:06 amThat’s Mike Pence, not Frank Drebin.
Dave (1bb933) — 6/14/2019 @ 10:14 amno that’s race bannon, see the resemblance,
which administration put the screws to sisters of the poor again?
narciso (d1f714) — 6/14/2019 @ 10:22 amhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sophia_and_jayne.jpg
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 6/14/2019 @ 10:22 amZ!
nk (dbc370) — 6/14/2019 @ 10:34 am” At first I thought giving the press a chance to show the Public how stupid and biased they are was a good idea. I don’t know how anyone who watched them in action could go away with any respect for them. They’d ask the same question over and over. They’d ignore the topic at hand, to jump on the standard NYT/WaPo talking points – usually about Trump/Russia/Mueller – they were obnoxious, rude, stupid, and couldn’t police themselves.”
Every modern administration before Trump has somehow managed to deal with the same thing.
“No matter what Sanders did, or how friendly she was, they were nasty to her.”
Sanders was never friendly and she lied constantly.
Davethulhu (fab944) — 6/14/2019 @ 10:36 amheh coronello how have you been,
narciso (d1f714) — 6/14/2019 @ 10:40 amAloha, Col.
mg (8cbc69) — 6/14/2019 @ 10:56 amDat’s teh Smokey Eye.
Hey, guys! Doing well… life is better when yer not arguing over the innernetz with people about politics, Groundhog Day style…
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 6/14/2019 @ 11:01 amExcept the post is about Sanders, not other press secretaries. Sanders did not hesitate to defend Trump even when he was not being accurate or truthful. She was willing to spin to the nth degree for him. I don’t know how much personal integrity she compromised for the job versus how much she truly bought what he was selling. I just know that I wouldn’t be able to and look my kids on the eyes and parent them about honesty and truthfulness. Would you prefer blindly ignorant or willfully blind?
Dana (a88190) — 6/14/2019 @ 11:41 amAm I still in timeout?
Trump should have just given the Queen a copy of all his speeches.
kobeclan (11e31a) — 6/14/2019 @ 1:15 pmAnd all would be well.
You just don’t get it! He was trolling the media, and they fall for it every time! He’s a master at trolling, and you NeverTrumpers (i.e. traitors and heretics) are too stupid to see it!
Radegunda (da2f4c) — 6/14/2019 @ 4:25 pmAnd besides, his lies are all trivial! He might tell any number of falsehoods that are transparently ridiculous and/or easily disproved, even though the lie serves no purpose and only spotlights his dishonesty. But when it comes to stuff that matters, you can always trust our great President Trump! And if you doubt him, that’s because you’re a hater and a useless hack!
… and deranged, and you must Seek Help!!
Radegunda (da2f4c) — 6/14/2019 @ 4:28 pmI can’t argue with the take from DPRK News:
Paul Montagu (cbbfc4) — 6/14/2019 @ 4:35 pm@11. Longer still from Ron Ziegler.
DCSCA (797bc0) — 6/14/2019 @ 4:38 pm“Every modern administration before Trump has somehow managed to deal with the same thing.”
Davethulhu (fab944) — 6/14/2019 @ 10:36 am
Yeah, Obama handled the challenge of dealing with a fawning press quite well.
Munroe (64d637) — 6/14/2019 @ 4:48 pmIt was a burden certainly
Narciso (b0b7ad) — 6/14/2019 @ 4:50 pmDana ‘What Cuban Missile Crisis?!’ Perino.
Priceless.
DCSCA (797bc0) — 6/14/2019 @ 4:52 pmIt’s not hard to stay 3 1/2 years when you hardly ever have a press conference.
The Conservative Curmudgeon (27d313) — 6/14/2019 @ 5:23 pmRetired government officials in the DPRK have a lot less to worry about.
Dave (1bb933) — 6/14/2019 @ 5:43 pmUnlike Robert Gibbs who went over to corporate communication at McDonald’s joe (lne) ended up a major figure at Oracle.
Narciso (b0b7ad) — 6/14/2019 @ 6:04 pmThe idiot R congressmen have finally learned, like everyone else, that you CANNOT trust the MSM to quote or paraphrase what Trump says fairly or accurately.
Given that Trump himself often seems incapable of accurately quoting himself…
Kishnevi (378575) — 6/14/2019 @ 6:27 pmShe’s 36 years old. Her career is just beginning.
nk (dbc370) — 6/14/2019 @ 7:24 pmOk. If you want to judge actions and beliefs without any reference to what’s happening in the real world and what everyone else is doing, go at it.
rcocean (1a839e) — 6/15/2019 @ 10:27 amHere’s a nice picture of Sarah with the bigshots.
nk (dbc370) — 6/15/2019 @ 4:54 pm