Sanders Scolds Team In Meeting About Leaks

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders scolded her staff for the derogatory comment about Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) leaked from a closed-door meeting, ABC News reports.

“Sanders called the comment “unacceptable,” but was said to be more upset about the leak than the off-handed comment from White House staffer Kelly Sadler that McCain’s opposition to their CIA director nominee Gina Haspel “doesn’t matter, because he’s dying anyway.”

Jonathan Swan: “The White House communications and press team has been beset by leaks. This last one appears to have crossed a line, and several people in the room on Friday told me they now walk into meetings knowing they can’t trust their own colleagues. In big meetings, they feel inclined, now, to keep their mouths shut.”