Morning Brief: White House lashes out at McClellan
Top Story Alex Wong/Getty Images President Bush is reportedly “disappointed” with Scott McClellan new book, and others at the White House are puzzled at the former press secretary’s apparent change of heart. McClellan told the Today Show this morning, “My hope is that by writing this book and sharing openly and honestly what I lived ...
Top Story
Top Story
President Bush is reportedly “disappointed” with Scott McClellan new book, and others at the White House are puzzled at the former press secretary’s apparent change of heart. McClellan told the Today Show this morning, “My hope is that by writing this book and sharing openly and honestly what I lived and what I learned during my time at the White House that in some small way it might help us move beyond the destructive partisan warfare of the last 15 years.” Good luck with that.
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