January 7, 2021
Some rather cowardly White House resignations
By Monica Showalter
The press was having a field day bashing President Trump in noting the resignations and withdrawals from his White House of some rather cowardly officials.
According to 'Dear Diary' Jim Acosta, in a tweet:
FLOTUS chief of staff and former press sec Stephanie Grisham has submitted her resignation,
@KateBennett_DC reporting.
And this is what Twitter itself noted in its events item, no link, headlined:
Four White House staffers resign following violence at US Capitol
Four White House officials have handed in their resignations after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol in Washington, DC. According to a Bloomberg report, Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger resigned on Wednesday afternoon. The First Lady's Chief of Staff, Stephanie Grisham, White House Social Secretary Rickie Niceta and Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews all quit on Wednesday as well. In a statement, Matthews said she was "deeply disturbed by what I saw today" and emphasized the importance of "a peaceful transfer of power." Photo via @Reuters
Someone like Matthews is kind of a low level official to be releasing "a statement" given that public relations is her stock in trade. Obviously, she's looking for another job, and the statement is a bid to prove to the swamp that she's still hireable and one of them. What a thing to do in the wake of a transition when she ought to be helping the others out instead of thumping out like an elephant and leaving the others to do her work.
Principled? Don't think so. She was leaving the post anyway. The resignation 'statement' is just a lot of grandstanding.
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