Sarah Sanders reveals Trump commended her as ‘f**king killer’ at press briefings, rewarded her with Starbursts
President Donald Trump appreciated his former press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders' press briefings, calling her a "f***** killer" and rewarded her with Starbursts, according to Sanders' memoir. Sanders, who began her association with Trump by working on the Trump campaign, was White House press secretary from 2017 to 2019. Reports state that the arrangement of her position placement was made between Trump and Sanders' father, Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee.
Sanders' memoir titled 'Speaking for Myself: Faith, Freedom, and the Fight of Our Lives Inside the Trump White House,' is an aberration from the previous memoirs by former Trump White House staffers. Instead of talking about the controversies surrounding the president, Sanders' memoir consists of positive insights about the president. Many observers have assumed that the memoir is Sanders' attempt to pave way for her father's former position as Arkansas governor.
The former White House press secretary has been one of Trump's most trusted confidantes, the president even had her prepare Brett Kavanaugh for his Senate hearings as Sanders advised him on diplomacy, reports state. Trump once reportedly told Sanders that North Korean leader Kim Jong-In had "hit on" her after he appeared to wink at her. The president reportedly told her that she should make the best of the opportunity. Sanders, in her memoir, quoted him as saying: "Go to North Korea and take one for the team."
Sanders, recounting the time she had just joined the White House, wrote in her memoir that her handling of the press delighted Trump, who would generally watch her briefing live. After a particular incendiary briefing session, the president exclaimed "You’re a f–king killer!” Sanders further wrote, that Trump, in the "ultimate sign of his approval," would present her with one of his favorite Diet Cokes or offer her his favorite flavors of Starburst candies as a reward. “You can have all the pink and reds you want," he would say.
The president reportedly also saw Sanders as an ally who would not betray his trust. "How do I know? Because you’re a Christian and you wouldn’t get into heaven if you did,” he once told her. “That’s why I’ve always liked religious people!” The president eventually made Sanders one of his closest confidantes. "I spent more time with him than just about anybody else but the family,” Sanders told the New York Post. "The president knew I wasn’t trying to push any agenda other than his.”
The former press secretary describes Trump as a devoted father despite his inability to watch his language around children. Sanders also recounted an incident in her memoir where he launched a "Christmas cussfest" by the tree at a White House holiday party with Sanders' young daughter Scarlett standing nearby. "Scarlett listened intently as the president dropped an explosive F-bomb on the media," Sanders wrote in the memoir. "Sir, you can’t say that, she’s 6!" she objected. "Oh, s–t," Trump replied. "Well, sweetheart, it was only a matter of time," he reportedly told the little girl apologetically. “Welcome to the real world!” Sanders' memoir is set to be released on Tuesday, September 8.