New White House Press Secretary 'Likes A Challenge'
In a previous role Stephanie Grisham was involved in an effort to boot a reporter from covering the Arizona House. Generally liked by reporters, she can be fierce in defending those she works for.
by Tamara Keith
Jul 13, 2019
4 minutes
Years before she would become President Trump's third press secretary, Stephanie Grisham had a photo of the White House hanging on her office wall in Arizona, to remember where she wanted to go.
"She made no secret of the fact that she wanted to be the White House press secretary," said Hank Stephenson, the editor of the Yellow Sheet Report, a daily political tip sheet in Arizona. "She told reporters that. She told friends that."
It was her "dream job."
Grisham, who now holds, is keeping a low profile so far. Nearly two weeks into the job, she hasn't held a press briefing, or gone on Fox News, a favorite venue of her predecessor Sarah Sanders.
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