Happy “Take Your Kid to Work” Day! Unless you’re White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, in which case, you might be wishing all the kiddos stayed at home.
According to The Hill, on Thursday, Sanders hosted a White House press conference for the White House reporters’ children, and one intrepid kid asked Sanders why President Trump fired former FBI director James Comey.
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Sanders gave a very G-rated response, saying that Comey “did some things that weren’t really very nice, so that’s why the president let him go.”
While technically Trump would probably agree with the statement, his Twitter (which is not very kid-friendly) provides a bit more explanation:
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Trump fired Comey in May 2017, and at the time, he cited recommendations by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Comey has now released a book titled A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership, which includes some insight into his relationship with the President.