Stephanie Grisham: The One-Woman Communications Department

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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Stephanie Grisham is a woman of many hats: White House press secretary, communications director and aide to first lady Melania Trump.

According to the Associated Press, it is still unclear what attitude she’ll bring to these many roles, on the heels of another press secretary who didn’t shy away from President Donald Trump’s anti-press attitude.

Some are hopeful that the scuffle in North Korea, where Grisham used her body to block a North Korean official from boxing out members of the media, is a harbinger for better press relations to come.

“She actually gets along with the media,” Trump said.

On the other hand, some point to her tenure in the Arizona state house as evidence that she’ll likely end up being as hostile as her predecessor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Then, while Grisham was serving as his press aide, ex-House Speaker David Gowan barred reporters from entering the chamber unless they agreed to extensive background checks.

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  1. Seem like she have a press conference soon if just to introduce herself.

  2. She’s missing the all-important White House press Secretary’s most important accessory…those pearls. Where are her pearls? No lying POS is worth her salt without those.

  3. She was aggressive in the DMZ because she wanted to make sure the press could cover our Dear Leader. The trip was a photo op after all. This was not about freedom of the press.

  4. “She actually gets along with the media,” Trump said

    that’s because she was Melania’s spokesdrone, and the media respects the privacy of the first family – so when Grisham said “no comment”, there was no conflict

    But if Grisham expects the same kind of kid glove treatment now that she is fronting for Trump, she’s in for a huge shock.

  5. you mean those were pearls around SHS’s neck? And all this time, I thought they were…

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