White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders had a blunt message Tuesday to Republican Sen. Jeff Flake’s latest criticism of President Trump: “I really don’t care.”
“I don’t really care what Sen. Flake has to say, I don’t think his constituents do either and I think that’s why his numbers are in the tank,” Mrs. Sanders said.
She was responding to Mr. Flake’s comments on the Senate floor, in which he criticized the president for calling Democrats “treasonous” for failing to applaud at his State of the Union address.
“I have seen the president’s most ardent defenders use the now-weary argument that the president’s comments were meant as a joke, just sarcasm, only tongue-in-cheek,” the Arizona Republican said. “But treason is not a punchline, Mr. President.”
Mrs. Sanders said the president was “clearly joking” with his comments about Democrats.
“But what isn’t a joke is that Democrats refuse to celebrate the accomplishments of last year that has helped all Americans,” she said.
• Dave Boyer can be reached at dboyer@washingtontimes.com.
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