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Preschool mentality runs amuck in White House

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told press corps if they want to see chaos to watch her preschoolers in the morning. Francine Farber of Fresno calls that a perfect picture of the current White House mentality.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told press corps if they want to see chaos to watch her preschoolers in the morning. Francine Farber of Fresno calls that a perfect picture of the current White House mentality. EVAN VUCCI Associated Press

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the president’s press secretary, several times has been asked by reporters to discuss the alleged chaos in the White House. Her response has been to say that if reporters want to see real chaos, they should visit her house to observe her three preschoolers getting ready in the morning.

This comparison is more apt than she realizes. Preschoolers don’t think before they talk, may exhibit behavior that is not always fit for public display, have tantrums if they don’t like what they have to do, and are prone to not always telling the truth when they are caught doing something wrong.

Unfortunately, that sounds like what we are hearing about every day from you-know-where.

Francine M. Farber, Fresno

This story was originally published August 2, 2017 at 3:08 PM with the headline "Preschool mentality runs amuck in White House."

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