Alyssa Farah Griffin, former White House communications director under Donald Trump, expressed her shock on “The View” regarding recent remarks made by Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Griffin, who previously worked alongside Sanders, described her former colleague as once being a kind and considerate person.
However, she now feels that Sanders has changed. During a Trump rally on Tuesday, Sanders targeted Vice President Kamala Harris, criticizing her for not having biological children. While Harris is a step-parent to two children who affectionately call her “Momala,” Sanders’ remarks echoed a growing trend of personal attacks against childless women, including Harris and so-called “childless cat ladies.”
These attacks have energized many women in opposition to Trump’s political movement. “I watched this clip and my jaw dropped. I worked with Sarah. The table will gasp when I say this,” Griffin began. “She was privately one of the kindest, sweetest people like a Sara Haines doesn’t have a bad thing to say about anyone.”
Griffin went on to attribute Sanders’ remarks to the environment created by Trumpism. “What Trumpism does is bring out the worst in people,” she explained. “It speaks to the toxic environment of Trump, to fit in. You have to say wild things knock people down and be a bully. That’s not who she privately is.”
Griffin drew comparisons between Sanders and other political figures, such as J.D. Vance, who she said had once advocated for inclusivity but had now shifted to more extreme rhetoric. “He’s saying the exact opposite of what he privately personally believes.”
Griffin also shared a personal perspective, as she considers starting a family herself at 35. She noted that many of her friends are struggling with miscarriages and fertility treatments. “To demonize and shame people on the most personal private decision is so anti-family.
Anti-women,” Griffin stated, adding that even her husband was appalled by Sanders’ comments. “My husband was texting, ‘Can you believe she said this?’ It is the easiest way to lose people’s support.” Griffin’s critique highlights the growing concern among many about the harmful rhetoric being used in political discourse.