Sarah, we definitely knew ye

Sarah Huckabee Sanders is winding down her final days as President Trump’s press secretary. Many would say “good riddance.” some might ask, “Who comes next?”

The fact, believe it or not, is we probably will never do better than Sanders in this Administration. She has established the standard for a successful Trump press secretary: willing to lie about anything and please an audience of one.

Whoever follows her knows what makes a successful press secretary for Trump — be willing to say anything that will make him a happy fellow. No one else matters. Nothing else matters: not the truth, not the fact that your salary is paid by the taxpayers not by the President, not being respectful toward those reporters trying to do their jobs.

Sanders admitted lying to the special counsel when she said during a televised briefing that she had heard from “countless” FBI employees positively when Trump fired the FBI director. She admitted to the special counsel this was a “slip of the tongue” — probably the biggest literal slip in history. It’s not like a word was off in an answer. She flat-out made the whole thing up.

Having served as deputy press secretary to two presidents and head of press operations for a Cabinet member, the White House press secretary job, BS (before Sanders), served a few important purposes. He or she was speaking for the United States Government and the President of the Free World. It was an important job. Markets paid attention to every word. Foreign governments, too.