White House Doubles Down On Omarosa’s ‘Lack Of Character’

on July 2, 2018 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders answers questions during the daily White House briefing July 2, 2018 in Washington, DC. Sanders answered a range of questions related prim... WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders answers questions during the daily White House briefing July 2, 2018 in Washington, DC. Sanders answered a range of questions related primarily to who U.S. President Donald Trump may appoint to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Further distancing itself from former White House aide Omaraosa Manigault Newman, Sarah Huckabee Sanders chalked up the former aide’s recent comments to just another “disgruntled” former aide with a “lack of character.”

Sanders has previously claimed that Manigault Newman’s new book — where she details her tenure in the West Wing — is “riddled with lies and false accusations.”

“The very idea a staff member would sneak a recording device into the White House Situation Room, shows a blatant disregard for our national security – and then to brag about it on national television further proves the lack of character and integrity of this disgruntled former White House employee.”

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  1. “The very idea a staff member would sneak a recording device into the White House Situation Room, shows a blatant disregard for our national security – and then to brag about it on national television further proves the lack of character and integrity of this disgruntled former White House employee.”

    The very idea that a reputable publication would print an article from The Onion shows a…

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  2. Avatar for docd docd says:

    Imagine their delight when Omarosa turned up with recordings. Finally something that they could condemn that might get some traction.

  3. “It’s definitely and exclusively her lowlife lack of character and integrity that made all the people in the White House say those things she recorded. She brought them all down to her level. The WH is a much more professional place now that she’s gone and President Trump is back in charge.”

  4. Man, they’re scared. Maybe that book’s going to be fun after all.

    And again, not for the first time and not for the last, when these people talk about character I flinch, expecting them to burst into flames as demons drag them down to hell, and I’m astonished when they don’t.

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