White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders held her first press briefing in four weeks and it was clear she was on the defensive. She started off with a prepared statement about Donald and Melania Trump visiting Pittsburgh tomorrow to “express the support of the American people and grieve with the Pittsburgh community.” Just like her boss though the written remarks seemed very different than her off-the-cuff responses to questions. Sanders continued to be as combative as ever continuing to attack the media.
Sarah Sanders scolds the news media: “You guys have a huge responsibility to play in the divisive nature of the country.”
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) October 29, 2018
Earlier Monday Trump tweeted, “There is great anger in our Country caused in part by inaccurate, and even fraudulent, reporting of the news. The Fake News Media, the true Enemy of the People, must stop the open & obvious hostility & report the news accurately & fairly.” CNN’s Jim Acosta asked Sarah Sanders to specify exactly which outlets were the “enemy,” but Sanders refused to name them.
No @PressSec, CNN did not say @realDonaldTrump was directly responsible for the bomb sent to our office by his ardent and emboldened supporter. We did say that he, and you, should understand your words matter. Every single one of them. But so far, you don’t seem to get that. pic.twitter.com/ZbH5DQggWq
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) October 29, 2018
SANDERS defends TRUMP’S hateful attacks on media & Dems: “Doesn’t matter if there’s a midterm or not, the president’s going to defend himself and fight back.”
Asked if Trump is even capable of “toning it down,” Sanders responds by attacking the media, before storming off. pic.twitter.com/lGDbRhgXB1
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 29, 2018
Watch more of Sanders remarks above.
