Former press secretary Scott McClellan’s new book is getting a ton of backlash from the Whitehouse as well as critics who just don’t understand why he is speaking out now.
This morning on The Today Show, Scott fired back explaining that he ”gave them [Bush and co.] the benefit of the doubt, like a lot of Americans.” He is expressing his views now because of “a loyalty to the truth and the values I was raised on.”
Scott also brought out some new allegations:
-Dick Cheney he says, “was given a lot of deference by the president in a number of ways, he has not served the president well.”
-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice did not challenge the president or other top officials when she should have. “Too often she was too accommodating” to the president’s views, he said.
What Scott is saying about the war being a marketing machine is awful and I hope it’s not true, but all of the rumors and loose ends that have been left frayed with zero answer during this presidency all seem to back his claims.
Thoughts?
Related: ARE THE ALLEGATIONS IN SCOTT MCCLELLAN’S BOOK CAUSE TO IMPEACH BUSH?
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