Sarah Huckabee Sanders Goes Public: "The Calls for Harassment against Any Trump Supporter to Avoid the Public is Unacceptable"

Teresa Neumann/White House News Staff : Jun 26, 2018
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(Washington, DC)—[Whitehouse.gov] Whitehouse Spokesperson, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, cut to the quick at the opening of Monday's press conference at the White House, expanding on the tweet she had sent out over the weekend after being harassed and forced to leave a Red Hen Restaurant she was eating at with her family. The following are her opening statements to the press: (Photo: via The Daily Caller)

"Good afternoon. Many by now have heard that I was asked to leave a restaurant this weekend where I attempted to have dinner with my family. My husband and I politely left and went home. I was asked to leave because I work for President Trump.

"We are allowed to disagree, but we should be able to do so freely and without fear of harm. And this goes for all people regardless of politics. Some have chosen to push hate and vandalism against the restaurant that I was asked to leave from. A Hollywood actor publicly encouraged people to kidnap my children.

"And this weekend, a member of Congress called for people to 'push back' and make clear to those serving their country in this administration that they are not welcome anywhere, anytime, for anything.

"Healthy debate on ideas and political philosophy is important, but the calls for harassment and push for any Trump supporter to avoid the public is unacceptable.

"America is a great country, and our ability to find solutions despite those disagreements is what makes us unique.

"That is exactly what President Trump has done for all Americans by building a booming economy, with record low unemployment for African Americans and Hispanics, the defeat of ISIS, and the ongoing work to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula."

Later, a reporter asked a question referring to a legal accusation brought up by Democrats:

"Can you talk about why you tweeted from your official account about the episode that you had (at) the restaurant Friday night?"

To which Sanders replied, "Sure. I was responding to a number of news stories. I'd been reached out to by over a dozen reporters and there were multiple news stories that had already been issued. It was considered news of the day, so I responded in the way I would to any other news-of-the-day story..."

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