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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Sat May 12, 2018, 12:27 PM May 2018

"A visibly upset and furious Press Secretary Sarah Sanders" makes a prediction, and it comes true!



At yesterday’s meeting of the White House communications team — in the wake of a leak from the prior meeting of a callous remark about John McCain’s brain cancer — a visibly upset and furious Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told the group: “I am sure this conversation is going to leak, too. And that’s just disgusting,” according to a source in the room.

Sanders' prediction came true. What follows below is a leak from that very intense meeting yesterday, according to five sources in the room. The broad outlines of this meeting were first reported by ABC News.

In an emotional speech in the Roosevelt Room, Sanders lambasted the press and communications team for the leak:

Kelly Sadler’s comment was inappropriate, she said, according to a staffer in the room, but that didn’t justify leaking it to the press.
Sanders told the team that Thursday should have been a great day for the White House, especially with the historic photos of Trump welcoming the hostages released from North Korea.

But instead, that was overcome by saturation cable TV coverage about Sadler’s comment. In Thursday's meeting of the White House communications and press team, Sadler said "It doesn’t matter, he’s dying anyway," in reference to McCain's decision to oppose Trump's CIA nominee Gina Haspel. The Hill first reported the private remarks. Since then, everyone from McCain's family to members of Congress to former Vice President Joe Biden has condemned the remark.

https://www.axios.com/white-house-sarah-sanders-john-mccain-kelly-sadler-8a4e33f7-c2bd-4cc6-aebd-57594d7ab4f4.html
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"A visibly upset and furious Press Secretary Sarah Sanders" makes a prediction, and it comes true! (Original Post) Miles Archer May 2018 OP
Is this satire or real life?? C_U_L8R May 2018 #1
the difference between Sarah Sanders & Baghdad Bob, Gothmog May 2018 #2
Is she blaming the press for the leaks? lunatica May 2018 #3
If the administration wasn't full of scumbags YessirAtsaFact May 2018 #4
Fake Sarah is to be believed? GeorgeGist May 2018 #5
Bottom line: "Don't tell anyone about all the stupid shit that goes on here." eppur_se_muova May 2018 #6
I can only imagine what all the puke shit that's said which we DON'T learn about Pluvious May 2018 #16
And she will blame anyone except the leakers on her staff cyclonefence May 2018 #7
5 sources in the room! dawg day May 2018 #8
"according to five sources in the room" NCTraveler May 2018 #9
The cover up is always what gets them in the end. nt procon May 2018 #10
The best way to avoid embarrassment is to avoid doing embarrassing shit. Snarkoleptic May 2018 #11
How about just not being an asshole? You work for we the people, don't be nasty. uppityperson May 2018 #12
Not for nothing, but did these losers even THINK of Roberta McCain? Dennis Donovan May 2018 #13
To be clear she's furious about the leak not the actual words Arazi May 2018 #14
"Smokey eye"... is this what they're talking about. NurseJackie May 2018 #15
OK that is hilarious Generic Other May 2018 #17
Save that for Halloween DFW May 2018 #18
LOL! Brilliant! NastyRiffraff May 2018 #19

YessirAtsaFact

(2,064 posts)
4. If the administration wasn't full of scumbags
Sat May 12, 2018, 12:46 PM
May 2018

The coverage would be more positive.

But it’s full of horrible people chosen by a horrible person

eppur_se_muova

(36,227 posts)
6. Bottom line: "Don't tell anyone about all the stupid shit that goes on here."
Sat May 12, 2018, 12:54 PM
May 2018

'Cause what we do is nobody's business.

Pluvious

(4,278 posts)
16. I can only imagine what all the puke shit that's said which we DON'T learn about
Sun May 13, 2018, 12:25 PM
May 2018

It will take generations to recover from the harm the rabid Right Wing and its corporate enablers have perpetrated upon us.

How did we get do fucked up ?

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
9. "according to five sources in the room"
Sat May 12, 2018, 01:21 PM
May 2018

Not sure if they can even be called leaks at this point. With five people confirming it's more like standard operating procedure.

Interestingly enough, Sarah seems to get that.

Snarkoleptic

(5,995 posts)
11. The best way to avoid embarrassment is to avoid doing embarrassing shit.
Sat May 12, 2018, 02:18 PM
May 2018

Trumpanzees have a tough time with that concept.

uppityperson

(115,674 posts)
12. How about just not being an asshole? You work for we the people, don't be nasty.
Sat May 12, 2018, 03:14 PM
May 2018
"they now walk into meetings knowing they can’t trust their own colleagues. In big meetings, they feel inclined, now, to keep their mouths shut."

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
13. Not for nothing, but did these losers even THINK of Roberta McCain?
Sat May 12, 2018, 03:15 PM
May 2018

Senator McCain's 106 year old mother who is still very-much alive? Oh, the heartache that poor woman will face when Senator McCain passes. No matter how old you are, the pain of a parent losing a child is likely the most acute emotional pain there is.

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