William Southold | Opinion Columnist |The Southold Report
In the wake of a variety of public displays of disturbing behaviors, #DerangedDonald trending on Twitter, and a 45 minute recorded phone call from President Trump that Sean Hannity aired last night in which Trump admitted his previous charges that Obama tapped his phone were “just a hunch”, I was all set to make those items a priority today. But when I then read this morning that a panel of psychiatrists issued a report claiming the Mueller Report offers more proof of Trump’s mental decline, I hurriedly put down my iPad, dumped my cup of coffee, and rushed to get dressed. I was well aware of the Starbucks where White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders often stops before heading to work, and I was anxious to get there to see if I could catch her. (If not for the keen observational powers of my wife, I would have left the house in my pajama pants.)
Sarah and I go way back. I covered her dad, Gov. Mike Huckabee as a rising political star in Arkansas. One morning, arriving early at their house in Little Rock for an interview, I had observed Sarah, in her teens, climbing back through a window after a long night out. We were tight after that.
I managed to catch Sarah as she was leaving Starbucks and getting back in to her chauffeured limo. Here was our quick conversation:
Me: Sarah, can I catch you for a word about the status of the President?
Sarah: Gotta run, Will.
Me: I read a report this morning about a group of psychiatrist saying the Mueller Report showed evidence of the President’s mental decline. Any comment?
Sarah: More liberal psychobabble from the Fake News.
Me: Sarah, you know I’m the only Fake Newsman in the country.
Sarah: If you all write the same nonsensical gobbledegook, you’re all Fake News.
(Being an honorable Fake Newsman, I let that one slide.)
Me: So no response to the psych’s report?
Sarah (getting into the car): President Trump is calm, cool, collected, and completely under control. Always has been.
Me: So is that the official White House response?
Sarah: Gotta go, Will.
The chauffeur closed the door and shot me a mean look. That didn’t stop me, though, from tapping on her window. She buzzed it down.
Me: Sarah, if I don’t see you through the weekend, I’ll see you through the window.
Her eyes grew wide, and she immediately buzzed the window back up without saying a word.
So that was a "window" into the life of Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ world this morning.
Maybe after she reads this, we won’t be so tight. Oh, well.
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