Grisham says decision not to hold media briefings was a directive from Trump

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“When we discussed the hiring he had already suspended briefings for about six months under Sarah [Huckabee Sanders]”Grisham said during an appearance on ABC’s” Good Morning America “.

“He said he didn’t think we needed more briefings. He spoke to the press two or three times a day directly, so my job was to work more behind the scenes, with regional and local prints. . ”

Grisham has conducted a series of media interviews in recent days to promote his new book “I’ll Take Your Questions Now,” which describes Trump’s White House as having a culture of fear and dishonesty.

Requested by the host George StephanopoulosGeorge Robert Stephanopoulos The Memo: Generals’ testimony on Afghanistan damages Biden’s credibility overnight Defense and National Security – Pentagon officials get toast in the House House lawmakers pressure Pentagon over withdrawal from Afghanistan MORE if she, by working for Trump, enabled this culture, Grisham replied “yes, I was”.

“And I thought about it and I regret it,” she said. “And especially now watching him and so many others pushing the false electoral narrative, I now want to, in any way, educate the public on the behaviors in the White House, because it looks like they’re going to try to get away from it all. present again in 2024. ”

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Earlier in the interview, Grisham said it was felt it was “a mistake” to take a job in the Trump White House.

“He will likely have some pretty draconian policies,” Grisham said. “There were often conversations where people were like, ‘This will be the second term, this will be the second term,’ which means we won’t have to worry about, you know, re-election.”

Last week Trump criticized Grisham and dismissed the accusations in his book.

“She got very angry and bitter after she broke up and over time we rarely relied on her, or even thought about it,” he said of his former press secretary. “She had big problems and we thought she should solve them. Problems for herself. Now, like everyone else, she is paid by a radical left-wing editor to say things bad and wrong.”