Four candidates at top of Trump's list to replace Sarah Sanders: source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has four leading candidates under consideration to replace outgoing White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, a Trump confidant said on Friday.

The four are deputy White House press secretary Hogan Gidley, Stephanie Grisham, who is first lady Melania Trump’s communications director, former State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert and outgoing Treasury Department spokesman Tony Sayegh, the source said on condition of anonymity.

The White House declined to comment.

Sanders said on Thursday she was stepping down at the end of the month as Trump’s press secretary after about two years in the job. She plans to return to her home state of Arkansas and contemplate a run for governor there in 2022.

Gidley, a long-time Republican operative, is Sanders’ principal deputy. Grisham has been working for Trump since the early days of his 2016 presidential campaign.

Nauert has been talked about in the past as a candidate for the press secretary position. She had been a potential pick for the position of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations when Nikki Haley stepped down, but withdrew from consideration.

Sayegh has been the well-regarded spokesman for Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and has been talked about in the past for a White House communications position.

Trump, in an interview on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” said a lot of people want the job.

“Sometimes you have so many that it makes it more difficult. But we have some great - But Sarah was fantastic, and she is fantastic. She’s going to have a tremendous future ... She has been a warrior, in a sense,” he said.

He said Grisham in particular is terrific.

“We have a lot of great people,” he said.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-t...e-idUSKCN1TF1Y5

Not sure you need to replace her since all they do is lie and regular press conferences have gone away under Trump's dictatorship. I am glad her homely ass is leaving though because I think she is a lying piece of crap.

I heard a rumor Alex Jones was on the short list.

There are actually four people soulless enough to accept the position?! Crazy. I can’t imagine having to go out in front of a crowd and run interference for someone that says stupid, awful, untruthful things at such a high clip. There’s no money that could see me sell my soul in such a manner. If I’m going to sell my soul I’ll at least come out of it with the ability to play guitar or whatever. Being press secretary comes with absolutely no perks that I can see.

Speaking at a White House event on hiring former inmates released under legislation passed last year, Sanders called the job the “honor” and “opportunity of a lifetime.” She added that she “loved every minute, even the hard minutes.” Sanders stressed that she will “continue to be one of the most outspoken and loyal supporters of the president and his agenda.”



Good luck as the future Arkansas governor Sarah.

At least she held up to telling the lies to the bitter end. Even on the way out the door.

I intentionally left out the Governor promo just for you lil buddy. I knew you would get that in here because you're so predictable.

Classy by you.

Weren't you just the one calling people losers?

lmao, chumming for trolls with my true feelings and guess who took the bait!

No. Get it right.

Oddly enough, this is exactly the same thing Bill Clinton said last time Hillary left home for a book signing tour.

Who can blame him?

I didn't know she was still working. Didn't care for her.

She held her last press briefing 97 days ago on March 11



She had quite possibly the worst job in America.

Two words

Unemployable deplorable.

Lol ... got your panties in a bunch again. It’s the trump era, get over it.

Tell that to the toilet cleaner in the west wing.

No quit in your game, I see-
More like 'Energizer Bunny time'...

"her homely ass "

Spoken like a true leftist.

Way to body shame and make fun of a women's look. This isnt the first time you have poked fun at a women, or made disparaging remarks about a women's look either. Your reputation is building.

Honestly, the left, defenders of integrity and dignity, only gets upset when you make fun of women, blacks, and gays who think like they do... female, black, gay conservatives are just as repulsive to them as their white male counterparts... this has been proven countless times.

I'm an equal opportunity offender when I'm trolling. You two should get a room and work this out amongst yourselves, I'm good with what I said.

No, you are not.

I agree with DC

Honestly the left has been far too fake friendly and focuses way too much on civility politics that leads to morons like Biden, Beto and Booker to think that personality is an acceptable replacement for policy. Republicans have also shown how much of a failure it is with Jeb, McCain and Romney.

Bye Sara. Enjoy lying for the sad sack of crap who is your father instead of the President.