IMMIGRATION/MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Weeks of escalating strain between press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and reporters boiled over in the White House briefing room on Thursday [6-14-18], as press members tussled with Sanders over immigration issues, she insulted the intelligence of one reporter and another interrupted the proceedings with a dramatic outburst. Reporters have been growing frustrated with Sanders over the lack of briefings and their short length. In addition, Sanders repeatedly refused to discuss her past denials that President Donald Trump had dictated a false statement about why Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer — since contradicted by the president’s lawyers — prompting reporters to openly question her credibility. Swirling in the air on Thursday was a CBS News report saying that Sanders is planning to leave the White House by the end of the year, which Sanders has pushed back on…At issue on Thursday was Sanders’ answers to questions about immigration, as the press secretary repeatedly refused to acknowledge the fact that a Trump administration decision led to the controversial policy of border agents separating migrant children from their parents.”
-Jason Schwatz, “Tensions escalate between Sanders and reporters,” Politico, June 14, 2018 8:07 pm