I was literally in the last motorcade to leave the WH from the Obama Admin at 11:59am on January 20, 2017.
This is 💯 not true.
The transition period was thorough & nonpolitical. It was a huge priority & based on the professional transition from 43 to 44.
@abbydphillip
This is 💯 not true.
The transition period was thorough & nonpolitical. It was a huge priority & based on the professional transition from 43 to 44.
@abbydphillip
The credit for setting the tone and implementing the professional transition from 44 to 45 goes to COS @DenisMcDonough.
The motorcade that I mentioned was with @AmbassadorRice. She talks about that last ride from the WH in her new book #ToughLove.
We drove across the National Mall by the Lincoln Memorial, which was empty & dormant. 45’s inaugural about “American Carnage” was on the radio.
We drove across the National Mall by the Lincoln Memorial, which was empty & dormant. 45’s inaugural about “American Carnage” was on the radio.
#Disinformation is the spread of false information *with* intent.
Every time 45’s spokesperson lies about little, petty things, it shows more intent. It also brings more attention to a strategy of disinfo on big things...
...like referring to conspiracy theories about Ukraine.
Every time 45’s spokesperson lies about little, petty things, it shows more intent. It also brings more attention to a strategy of disinfo on big things...
...like referring to conspiracy theories about Ukraine.
And from @AmbassadorRice.
And from @JBWolfsthal, who was NSC Senior Director for Nuclear Non-proliferation.
And from @Dan_F_Jacobson, who was an ethics lawyer and made sure no one violates the Hatch Act.
Anyway, you get the point.
Later that day, four years of adrenaline ended, and I got sick for a week and a half before getting called back for follow up briefings at the @WHNSC.
It was...pretty different.
Later that day, four years of adrenaline ended, and I got sick for a week and a half before getting called back for follow up briefings at the @WHNSC.
It was...pretty different.
Another example:
Lisa Monaco, who served as the President’s Homeland Security and Counterrorism Advisor (and is a mentor), left her replacement Tom Bossert a note and nice bottle of wine as he went into one of the most stressful jobs at the White House.
Lisa Monaco, who served as the President’s Homeland Security and Counterrorism Advisor (and is a mentor), left her replacement Tom Bossert a note and nice bottle of wine as he went into one of the most stressful jobs at the White House.
UPDATE:
Unintended impact of this story was not the distraction that Grisham intended, but rather a public exploration of just how nice the notes that our colleagues left were.
TL/DR we liked each other, worked well together, and took the honor of working at the WH seriously.
Unintended impact of this story was not the distraction that Grisham intended, but rather a public exploration of just how nice the notes that our colleagues left were.
TL/DR we liked each other, worked well together, and took the honor of working at the WH seriously.
