improper in her role as counselor to the president when she made these statements on social media and even on television appearances from the white house north lawn. but ultimately none of this might actually matter because the hatch act is one of those provisions that is rarely enforced and, in fact, president trump himself is responsible for enforcing it. sources say the president is unlikely to fire kellyanne conway as a result of something like this, particularly when it comes to these ethical violations which white house officials have been dinged by the same office over the last several months. white house press secretary sarah huckabee-sanders stepping down after just two years shy on the job. president trump heaping praise on sanders. she s been so great. she has such heart. she s strong but with great, great heart. i want to thank you for an
statements on social media and on television appearances from the white house north lawn. but ultimately none of this might actually matter because the mathatch act is a provision that is rarely enforced and president trump himself is responsible for enforcing it. sources say the president is unlikely to fire kellyanne conway because of something like this. especially when it comes to violation which multiple white house officials have been dinged by the same office over the last couple months. sarah huckabee-sanders stepping down after just two years on the job. president trump heaping praise on sanders saying they ve been through a lot together. she has been so great. she has such heart. she s strong but with great, great heart. i want to thank you for an outstanding job. thank you, sir.
over every aspect of it. but the fundamental point is they re trying to keep the 2016 election alive. i would ask the democrats in the house this, is there anything you re willing to do, other than harass the president for the next two years? anything at all? this was entirely about moving forward, not backward. one last point from the chairwoman of the federal elections commission. she said on a statement, quote, let me make something 100% clear to the american public and anyone running for public office. it is illegal for any person to solicit, accept or receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with a u.s. election. and that includes information. the trump administration coming to the defense of kellyanne conway, they are rejecting calls from a federal agency for her to be fired for criticizing political opponents while in her official government capacity. the violations center around tv interviews and a run up to a
the president also applauding sanders as a warrior on her behalf. she redefined the role of press secretary as an unapologetic defender of the president on tv. in the role she stayed behind the scenes more than any modern press secretary. he resignation coming on the 94th consecutive day without a white house press briefing. longer than any stretch in the last two decades. she told reporters off cameras she has no regrets about that. no, i don t. i still contend that we are the most accessible white house and certainly the president is the most accessible president. and i think it s far more important for me to have played a role in facilitating direct contact with the president of the united states to the american people to hear from him and in his voice than it is to
minister is saying it looks like team b is at work here, clearly he is referring to the current american administration and those who are the point men, that s secretary of state mike pompeo and national security advisor john bolton, in this current escalation between iranian and the united states. ben wedeman, thank you for that. back to politics, republicans have begun to respond to president trump s comment that he d accept dirt on an opponent from a foreign government. the president telling abc news he might go to the fbi if he received such an offer and casting doubt on the idea it would be election interference. it s not an interference. they have information. i think i d take it. if i thought there was something wrong i d go maybe to the fbi. on thursday some republicans joined democrats in blasting the