Just Months Later, Another Press Secretary Profile<br />Last week, I returned to the West Wing — a little more than six months since Mr. Spicer told me he was “not here to be someone’s buddy” —<br />and sat down with his former deputy, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was promoted to press secretary in July after Mr. Spicer abruptly resigned.<br />Back in January, when I wrote a profile of Sean Spicer, President Trump’s first press secretary, I wanted to introduce readers to the<br />man occupying a key position in the White House, the public face of the administration and its chief liaison to the news media.<br />Ms. Sanders, who at 34 is among the youngest people to hold the title, must manage the message of her administration<br />and liaise with dozens of reporters, while also acting as a frequent vessel of Mr. Trump’s anti-media ire.<br />“I’ve never seen the level of hostility that this press corps has to the president.”<br />In person, Ms. Sanders was polite, patient and good-humored, indulging me as I fiddled with my iPhone recorder when we sat down.<br />The president labeled the mainstream media “the enemy of the American people.” The White House<br />briefing turned into a daily grudge match over the nature of transparency and truth.
