Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham made an appearance on CNN’s “New Day” promoting her new book “I’ll Take Your Questions Now.”
During the interview, John Berman is one of many to ask Grisham why she waited so long to speak up about the Trump administration.
“If I had to do it over again, I wouldn’t do it. I wouldn’t have been there, but obviously, hindsight is 20/20. Obviously, I want to sell books, but I want to sell books so that people can read the entire story and see the context,” Grisham said.
“Again, I was a loyalist and I was a believer and I defended them fiercely. If I can convince five or six other people who were like me that this is not natural and this is not normal and this is a cult-like environment and if you can just step out and clear your head, maybe I can change things.”
Furthermore, Berman asked whether Grisham regretted serving under former President Donald Trump or was only interested in benefiting from her previous roles work on Trump’s 2016 campaign before heading to the White House with him, working in the East and West Wings.
“I made a lot of mistakes in there. I also think that we mitigated a lot of disasters, some of us who did stay,” Grisham said.
Former first lady Melania Trump had her office issued a statement regarding Grisham’s book.
“The intent behind this book is obvious. It is an attempt to redeem herself after a poor performance as press secretary, failed personal relationships, and unprofessional behavior in the White House. Through mistruth and betrayal, she seeks to gain relevance and money at the expense of Mrs. Trump,” the statement said.
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