Twitter Stunned After Sarah Sanders Says She ‘Can’t Guarantee’ Trump Hasn’t Said N-Word on Tape

Sarah Sanders says she “can’t guarantee” Trump hasn’t used the N-word https://t.co/TIlHd1uBuf pic.twitter.com/n8t3xbdbtk

— CNN (@CNN) August 14, 2018

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters at today’s press briefing that she “can’t guarantee” that there isn’t a recording of President Donald Trump saying the n-word — and Twitter immediately roasted her for the very telling comment.

“Can you stand at the podium and guarantee the American people they’ll never hear Donald Trump utter ‘the n word’ on a recording, in any context?” Asked a reporter, to which Sanders replied, “I can’t guarantee anything.”

Sanders went on to note that “I haven’t been in every single room” and clarified that she hadn’t heard the alleged recording, but the damage was already done.

Reporters and pundits took to Twitter to mock Sanders response, as well as suggest that there’s almost no way that Trump hasn’t said the n-word in a recording — given his controversial record on race.

Check out a few of the responses to Sanders’ remarks below:

That’s the most honest answer @PressSec has ever given. https://t.co/J914Hc6VfH

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 14, 2018

Pretty sure one of Bush’s press secretaries would have just said, “Of course I guarantee it” https://t.co/DbbaDK1ysH

— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) August 14, 2018

you know what? Having a job is great but living in a racist country isn’t A-OKAY because I am employed. That is basically what Sarah Sanders just said.

AFTER SHE SAID SHE CAN’T GUARANTEE THE PRESIDENT IS NOT ON TAPE SAYING THE N WORD.#WhereWeAre

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) August 14, 2018

I am not mentally prepared to watch the hours of “is the n-word really THAT bad” debates that are about to dominate cable news.

— Carlos Maza (@gaywonk) August 14, 2018

It’s conceivable that the son of this man may at some point in his life have used the n-word pic.twitter.com/DiPaHNuqVp

— David Klion (@DavidKlion) August 14, 2018

Sarah Sanders also can’t guarantee that Trump isn’t treasonous.

— Roland Scahill (@rolandscahill) August 14, 2018

It’s easy to lose perspective in our current climate. To be clear….the @PressSec can’t say definitively we’ll never hear the President of our United States utter the n-word on a recording. That’s where we are right now.

— Craig Melvin (@craigmelvin) August 14, 2018

I’m flabbergasted, honestly: Sarah Sanders regularly lies for Trump, but she can’t bring herself to “guarantee” that Trump didn’t use the N-word? Wow.

— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) August 14, 2018

The press secretary for an American president just REPEATEDLY declined to rule out the possibility that he used the n-word. Amazing.

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) August 14, 2018

Watch above, via CNN.

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