{"id":2327917,"date":"2024-08-20T20:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T00:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grisham-trashes-trump-at-dnc-and-endorses-harris-love-my-country-more-than-my-party-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T20:49:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T00:49:23","slug":"grisham-trashes-trump-at-dnc-and-endorses-harris-love-my-country-more-than-my-party-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grisham-trashes-trump-at-dnc-and-endorses-harris-love-my-country-more-than-my-party-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Grisham trashes Trump at DNC and endorses Harris: \u2018Love my country more than my party\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrisham-trashes-trump-at-dnc-and-endorses-harris-love-my-country-more-than-my-party-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2327917&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former\u2064 Trump White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">press secretary<\/a> Stephanie\u200b Grisham delivered a critical speech at the Democratic \u200bNational Convention, \u200dwhere she\u2062 publicly condemned her former boss, Donald Trump, while expressing \u2062support for Vice \u2063President Kamala Harris. During her two-minute speech, Grisham articulated her \u200dcommitment to\u200d the\u200b country over party loyalty, stating, \u2064&#8221;I love \u200cmy country more than my party.&#8221; She emphasized her belief in Harris&#8217;s \u2062honesty and respect \u2062for the American \u200cpeople, making it clear that she intends \u200cto vote for Harris. Grisham also referenced her experience as press secretary, noting her reluctance to hold press briefings because she did not want to lie from\u200c the \u2063podium, highlighting a\u2064 stark contrast to her time in the Trump administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Grisham trashes Trump at DNC and endorses Harris: &lsquo;Love my country more than my party&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_872594\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Trump White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephanie-grisham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Stephanie Grisham\">Stephanie Grisham<\/a> bashed former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Stephanie Grisham\">Donald Trump<\/a> and hailed Vice President Kamala Harris in a speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Grisham was one of the star speakers on the second night of the DNC, during which she lambasted her former boss. Her speech lasted about two minutes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stephanie Grisham, former Trump White House press secretary, speaking at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;When I was press secretary, I got skewered for never holding a White House briefing,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s because, unlike my boss, I never wanted to stand at that podium and lie. Now here I am behind a podium advocating for a Democrat, and that&rsquo;s because I love my country more than my party. Kamala Harris tells the truth. She respects the American people. And she has my vote.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Grisham recalled texting Melania Trump to ask if the president could tweet to denounce violent protests on Jan. 6, 2021, to which the former first lady replied, &ldquo;No,&rdquo; according to Grisham. The text was displayed behind her while she spoke.<\/p>\n<p>She was the first senior official to resign on Jan. 6, during which she was serving as the chief of staff and press secretary to Melania Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In her speech, Grisham also claimed that the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-says-no-soldiers-died-on-his-watch-forgets-13-marines-killed-in-kabul\/\" title=\"Watch: Biden Says No Soldiers Died on His Watch, Forgets 13 Marines Killed in Kabul\">president &#038;ldquo<\/a>;mocks&rdquo; his supporters and calls them &ldquo;basement dwellers&rdquo; but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t give further details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump had dismissed Grisham&rsquo;s criticisms ahead of the publication of her memoirs in the fall of 2021, saying she had become &ldquo;very angry and bitter&rdquo; after a breakup.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stephanie didn&rsquo;t have what it takes and that was obvious from the beginning,&rdquo; he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/28\/us\/politics\/stephanie-grishams-book-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a> to the <em>New York Times<\/em>. &ldquo;She had big problems and we felt that she should work out those problems for herself. Now, like everyone else, she gets paid by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-press-sec-due-to-release-tell-all-book-detailing-personal-moments-in-trumps-inner-sanctum\/\" title=\"Former Trump Press Sec Due To Release Tell-All Book Detailing Personal Moments In Trump\u2019s Inner Sanctum\">radical left-leaning publisher<\/a> to say bad and untrue things.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_872594\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"872594\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grisham criticizes Trump at DNC and supports Harris: &#8216;I prioritize my country over my party&#8217; Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham condemned ex-President Donald Trump and praised Vice President Kamala Harris during her address at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday. Grisham, a prominent speaker on the second night of the DNC, took aim at her former boss in a speech that lasted around two minutes. &#8220;When I served as press secretary, I faced criticism for not holding any White House briefings,&#8221; she stated. &#8220;That&#8217;s because, unlike my boss, I never wanted to stand at that podium and lie. Now I&#8217;m here advocating for a Democrat because I love my country more than my party. Kamala Harris speaks the truth, respects the American people, and has earned my vote.&#8221; Grisham recounted texting Melania Trump to request that the president denounce violent protests on January 6, 2021; Melania&#8217;s response was simply &#8220;No,&#8221; as shown behind her during her speech. She was notably the first senior official to resign on January 6 while serving as chief of staff and press secretary to Melania Trump. In her remarks, Grisham also alleged that Trump &#8220;mocks&#8221; his supporters by referring to them as &#8220;basement dwellers,&#8221; though she did not elaborate further. Prior to Grisham&#8217;s memoir release in fall 2021, Donald Trump dismissed her criticisms by claiming she had become \u201cvery angry and bitter\u201d after a breakup. He stated in an interview with The New York Times that \u201cStephanie didn\u2019t have what it takes from the start,\u201d adding that they believed she needed to resolve personal issues before continuing in her role; he accused her of being paid by a radical left publisher to spread falsehoods about him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2327918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stephanie-grisham.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[7705,38754,3634],"class_list":["post-2327917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-dnc","tag-grisham","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stephanie-grisham.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}