Watch live as Sarah Sanders enjoys the privilege of fielding questions from the press following a fiery resignation speech from Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona.
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Not surprisingly, all of the opening questions were related to Senator Flake's resignation which Sanders described as "probably a good move."
- *WHITE HOUSE'S SANDERS SAYS FLAKE DECISION PROBABLY `GOOD MOVE'
- *WHITE HOUSE'S SANDERS CALLS REMARKS BY CORKER, FLAKE `PETTY'
- *TRUMP HAS GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH MANY GOP SENATORS: SANDERS
- *TRUMP IS `FIGHTER,' HIS SUPPORTERS WANT STRONG LEADER: SANDERS
- *WHITE HOUSE'S SANDERS: ARIZ., TENN. PEOPLE SUPPORT TRUMP
Press secretary Sarah Sanders on Sen. Jeff Flake's retirement: "It's probably a good move." pic.twitter.com/PN9SEIkdeF
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) October 24, 2017
On Trump fighting with Republicans:
Sanders: "People didn't elect him to be weak, they elected him to be strong and if he feels it's necessary to respond, he will do that." pic.twitter.com/dDxdhq1Rrr
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 24, 2017
On whether or not the President feels like he's 'winning':
Reporter: does the President feel like he's winning?@PressSec: "I think he feels like America's winning." pic.twitter.com/cPVQ09Y4vA
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 24, 2017
On the next Fed Chair:
- *TRUMP TAKING FED DECISION `VERY SERIOUSLY': SANDERS
- *TRUMP STILL PLANS TO MAKE FED DECISION `SOON': SANDERS
- *POWELL, TAYLOR AMONG FED CANDIDATES TRUMP `LOOKING AT': SANDERS
Here is the full press conference from earlier: