Posted on 06/14/2019 12:49:24 PM PDT by jazusamo
The surprise announcement that Sarah Sanders plans to leave the Trump administration has sparked a heated contest to succeed her as White House press secretary, with President Trump telling Fox News “a lot of people” are angling for the gig.
Speaking to “Fox & Friends” on Friday, the president declined to name who he is considering for the job but said, “I have a lot of people that want it -- a lot of great people -- and sometimes you have so many that makes it more difficult.”
Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley, former State Department spokesman Heather Nauert and Melania Trump adviser Stephanie Grisham are among those believed to be under consideration for the role, according to one source close to the White House.
Gidley is close to Sanders, having previously worked on her father Mike Huckabee’s presidential campaigns. He is currently the principal deputy White House spokesman.
Nauert, a former Fox News journalist, was the top State Department spokesman until she was nominated by Trump to serve as United Nations ambassador. She ended up withdrawing her name from consideration for the U.N. job earlier this year.
Grisham is a top aide and spokeswoman to first lady Melania Trump. “Tough, smart, has the confidence of the family,” said one former senior Trump adviser.
Asked about the possibility of choosing her during his “Fox & Friends” interview, Trump said, “Stephanie is terrific.”
Others believed to be under consideration, according a source, include Tony Sayegh, who left his job as Treasury Department spokesman this week, and State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus, a former Fox News contributor.
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Gidley seems quite competent. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen him face a hostile press.
James Woods
Candace Owens!!
I think Woods could handle it quite nicely, I’m sure he’d never be at a loss for words. :^)
Mark Steyn would be good.
True, and they should possess some additional skills for dealing with the evil slimes in "the press", similar to those skills so often displayed by Sarah...
There’s a gag report going around FaceBook ... ALEX JONES !
Came here to say exactly that.
Mike Huckabee (although he had RINO tendencies as AR gov and was a lousy POTUS candidate) is snarky and funny as hell, and he would make mincemeat of a$$holes like Acosta and his cohorts.
John Barron
Sarah Palin
Ann Coulter.
Allow everyone mentioned on this thread have a “chance at the press” as a temporary PS. That would be extremely entertaining. Rating would go sky high and it would give OUR President time to make a good choice.
I wouldn’t exactly call it ‘coveted’, Bob............
Dan Bongino...................
Mark levin
Not much for overstatement...but, the loss of this dynamic lady is a real ‘ouch’ for the administration.
Its gonna live a mark.
My thought too. I’m not sure coveted is the appropriate word. It takes a special kind to whether the daily abuse from the Rat scumbags who fill the press corps.
I agree!
Huge pay cut for probably all of them. I think don jr. Girlfriend would be great. OR what about the young lady he had as spokesmen for his campaign. I was always impressed with her.
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