REPORT: Ex-Navy SEAL Carl Higbie Interviewed by White House for Press Secretary
For anyone wondering if White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was on a short leash, a report by the Washingtonian could further muddy those waters.
According to the publication, two White House sources have confirmed Carl Higbie has interviewed for the position of press secretary. Higbie, an ex-Navy SEAL, was a spokesman for Great America PAC and made frequent appearances on cable news as a surrogate for President Donald Trump during the campaign.
Higbie told the Washingtonian that he spoke with several people about the position but hasn’t heard back from the White House yet.
“Well, I can say that I’ve offered my services,” Higbie confirms for Washingtonian when reached by phone. “I haven’t heard back from the administration yet. I’m honored to be even considered for this.” Higbie says he has spoken with “a number of people” in interview rounds for the post.
Higbie interviewed for the position on Thursday, according to the sources. Higbie declined to confirm this.
However, per CNN’s Dylan Byers, a White House spokesperson and Higbie(!) have denied the report.
WHITE HOUSE spox tells me this is "completely false," and that even Higbie confirmed it's not true. https://t.co/WMBBJpJdGm
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) February 11, 2017
It will be interesting to see how Higbie explains away his own comments to the Washingtonian.
Earlier this week, Higbie made some waves when he went after another veteran over his service as well as criticizing Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), saying he crashed a lot of planes. This was all in response to McCain calling the Yemen raid a “failure,” leading to Trump lashing out at the Arizona lawmaker on Twitter.
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