Speaking for Myself: Faith, Freedom, and the Fight of Our Lives Inside the Trump White House

Sarah Huckabee Sanders created a neighborhood newspaper when she was 8. She was proud to never print fake news. She also wrote about a 1999 tornado that struck Little Rock's Governor's Mansion Historic District, killing three.
There is the kicked out of the restaurant story. Her husband was kicked out of fantasy football. A woman with a child in her son’s pre-school class spit on her car. She said she never would have made it if she carried the burden of anger and hate in her heart toward those who attacked and persecuted her. While others attacked her appearance, character and “unfitness” as a mother, the President stood behind her. He did not treat her differently because she was a woman. She was in high-level meetings. He asked her opinions and advice. And he made her laugh. He pushed her to do better. He himself was a good father. His kids are kind, smart, hardworking and generous. And he is a hands-on, all-in person.
There are a couple of poop stories. She tells how Mooch crossed an item off of his bucket list to take a sh—in the West Wing. He called his son to share the news. And how her husband was a fan of George Brett and they got to have dinner with him. Discussion came up that Brett had been caught on video saying he pooped in his pants. It was known as the Vegas story. He had to pinch his butt while walking back to his hotel. He had to take off his jacket and tie it around his waist. He had food poisoning.
She discusses a story when her eyes were irritated. She had a thorough exam. It was not a tumor, but they also checked for thyroid cancer. Negative! The lights were affecting her eyes.
I did not know Mar-a-Lago was owned by the Post family, who donated it to the federal government to be used as the Winter White House. It never was and was returned to the Post Foundation by an Act of Congress and purchased for pennies on the dollar by Donald Trump. When he won the Presidency, he returned it to its purpose.
She said he is not a scripted robot. He stands up for the American people. One great speech was about walls being built to protect the people on the inside because they are loved, not the outside.
Here is one of his most beautiful speeches I’ve ever heard, condensed, in the book from Normandy. “We are gathered here on Freedom’s Altar. On these shores, on these bluffs, on this day 75 years ago, 10,000 men shed their blood, and thousands sacrificed their lives, for their brothers, for their countries, and for the survival of liberty. Today, we remember those who fell, and we honor all who fought right here in Normandy. They won back this ground for civilization. To more than 170 veterans of the Second World War who join us today: You are among the very greatest Americans who will ever live. You’re the pride of our nation. You are the glory of our republic. And we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Here with you are over 60 veterans who landed on D-Day. Our debt to you is everlasting. Today, we express our undying gratitude. When you were young, these men enlisted their lives in a Great Crusade — one of the greatest of all times. Their mission is the story of an epic battle and the ferocious, eternal struggle between good and evil. They came from the farms of a vast heartland, the streets of glowing cities, and the forges of mighty industrial towns. Before the war, many had never ventured beyond their own community. Now they had come to offer their lives half a world from home.
9,388 young Americans rest beneath the white crosses and Stars of David arrayed on these beautiful grounds. From across the Earth, Americans are drawn to this place as though it were a part of our very soul. We come not only because of what they did here. We come because of who they were. They were young men with their entire lives before them. They were husbands who said goodbye to their young brides and took their duty as their fate. They were fathers who would never meet their infant sons and daughters because they had a job to do. And with God as their witness, they were going to get it done. They came wave after wave, without question, without hesitation, and without complaint. More powerful than the strength of American arms was the strength of American hearts. These men ran through the fires of hell moved by a force no weapon could destroy: the fierce patriotism of a free, proud, and sovereign people. They battled not for control and domination, but for liberty, democracy, and self-rule. They pressed on for love in home and country — the Main Streets, the schoolyards, the churches and neighbors, the families and communities that gave us men such as these. They were sustained by the confidence that America can do anything because we are a noble nation, with a virtuous people, praying to a righteous God. The exceptional might came from a truly exceptional spirit. The abundance of courage came from an abundance of faith. The great deeds of an Army came from the great depths of their love. As they confronted their fate, the Americans and the Allies placed themselves into the palm of God’s hand. The blood that they spilled, the tears that they shed, the lives that they gave, the sacrifice that they made, did not just win a battle. It did not just win a war. Those who fought here won a future for our nation. They won the survival of our civilization. And they showed us the way to love, cherish, and defend our way of life for many centuries to come.”
One last tidbit I remember I Tweeted. Red and pink Starbursts are faves of the Pres.
Negative is: too many !!!!!