New WH Press Sec Bruised In Tussle With NK Guards Who Blocked Media Access

Stephanie Grisham, White House press secretary, attends the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on June 21, 2019. (Photo credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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The new White House press secretary physically shoved herself between the press and North Korean guards to let reporters to get access to President Trump and North Korean regime leader Kim Jong-un.

Less than a week into her new gig, Stephanie Grisham reportedly sustained bruises from the encounter, which CNN reporter Jim Acosta described as an “all out brawl.” CNN’s footage of the encounter shows Grisham stepping between the guards and members of the media to allow reporters to get through to the Trump-Kim meeting.

Reporters and Trump supporters alike praised Grisham for the move, but some have expressed skepticism about Grisham’s motives.

“Was she doing that for the press or was she doing that for the President?” CNN’s Brian Stelter questioned on Sunday. “I assume the main motive there was making sure the press was able to chronicle a moment.”

Trump made history on Sunday when he became the first sitting U.S. president to cross through the demilitarized zone and stand on North Korean soil.

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  1. This story was out a couple days ago and made it sound like she’d been in some kind of serious situation and was badly bruised. Looks like BS to me, show us the bruises. Ridiculous.

  2. No deal was brokered. Nothing was accomplished. A photo op was all they had left, so of course the White House Press Secretary bent over backward and went the extra mile to accommodate the press, they were going to be useful for them…again.

  3. To stay in the White House with Wattle Twat, you have to have the swaddling skills of Grisham and Miller. She’ll probably be awarded the Freedom Medal now, for her heroism in action.
    Be Best !! Cup the balls !

  4. I’m not certain about much here except for two things: The NoKo regime is brutal in an essential and unlimited way, and the Trump administration are the shittiest planners of any national government. A church picnic is literally harder to organize. Where will Trump and Kim stand? Where will the press be? That’s all they had to work out. Instead it’s an international embarrassment for everyone. And on it goes. Good morning everyone.

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