Stephanie Grisham Quotes


It is literally my job to support and defend the President, so it is odd to me that I am being asked to defend or explain 'comments in support' of my boss.


Citations

Grisham, Stephanie. Emailed statement to the press. The White House, July 2019.

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Stephanie Grisham
Stephanie Grisham
  • Born: July 23, 1976
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Public Servant

Stephanie Ann Grisham is an American former White House official who served as the 32nd White House press secretary and as White House communications director from July 2019 to April 2020. During her time as the White House press secretary she did not hold a single briefing. She served as Chief of Staff and Press Secretary for the first lady of the United States, Melania Trump from 2020 to 2021, and previously as her Press Secretary from 2017 to 2019.