Sarah Huckabee Sanders Won't Say If Trump Has Confidence In Reince Priebus
- 7 years ago
During a press briefing on Thursday, Sarah Huckabee Sanders declined to say if President Trump still has confidence in Reince Priebus.
With Anthony Scaramucci joining as White House communications director, many have been wondering how much longer chief of staff Reince Priebus will be around.
Not only is Priebus reportedly at odds with Scaramucci, there is also speculation that he has fallen out of favor with President Trump.
In an attempt to dig up more information, ABC's Jonathan Karl asked press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday, “Does the president have confidence in his chief of staff?”
Sanders replied, “If the president doesn’t then he’ll make that decision. We all serve at the pleasure of the president, and if he gets to a place where that isn’t the case he’ll let you know.”
The question about Priebus' future resurfaced after Scaramucci added his name in a now-deleted tweet about leaks from the White House.
Scaramucci also told CNN in an interview, "if Reince wants to explain he's not a leaker, let him do that. But let me tell you about myself. I'm a straight shooter and I'll go right to the heart of the matter."
According to the Daily Beast, "White House officials and outside allies say the president is revelling in Scaramucci’s campaign against Priebus—undertaken through cable news appearances and a billow of tweets."
With Anthony Scaramucci joining as White House communications director, many have been wondering how much longer chief of staff Reince Priebus will be around.
Not only is Priebus reportedly at odds with Scaramucci, there is also speculation that he has fallen out of favor with President Trump.
In an attempt to dig up more information, ABC's Jonathan Karl asked press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday, “Does the president have confidence in his chief of staff?”
Sanders replied, “If the president doesn’t then he’ll make that decision. We all serve at the pleasure of the president, and if he gets to a place where that isn’t the case he’ll let you know.”
The question about Priebus' future resurfaced after Scaramucci added his name in a now-deleted tweet about leaks from the White House.
Scaramucci also told CNN in an interview, "if Reince wants to explain he's not a leaker, let him do that. But let me tell you about myself. I'm a straight shooter and I'll go right to the heart of the matter."
According to the Daily Beast, "White House officials and outside allies say the president is revelling in Scaramucci’s campaign against Priebus—undertaken through cable news appearances and a billow of tweets."