Email snafu reveals White House outreach to Obama and Clinton alumni
Source: Politico
Recipients of a blast email were asked to amplify Trumps policy on Iran baffling some who have sharply disagreed with the president in public.
By ANNIE KARNI 05/30/2018 10:02 PM EDT Updated 05/31/2018 12:02 AM EDT
President Donald Trump is better known for speaking directly to his base than trying to win over his critics.
But when it comes to selling Trumps Iran strategy and other foreign policy initiatives, the White House has been blasting out its talking points to an uncharacteristically inclusive list of foreign policy heavyweights including former Obama administration officials, advisers to Hillary Clintons 2016 presidential campaign, and critics who have publicly accused Trump of being, across the board, bad at playing president.
An unusual peek at the White House list of influencers came courtesy of communications aide Kelly Sadler, who failed to blind-copy recipients in a May 22 email blast highlighting the administrations new Iran strategy. The email, reviewed by POLITICO, suggested to its recipients ways to amplify the White Houses message and show support.
But many who received the email said they were left deeply confused about what the White House expected them to do with the information.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/30/white-house-email-snafu-obama-clinton-615251
FakeNoose
(32,717 posts)... I'm sure other liberals do the same thing. They're not even worth reading, and there's certainly no reason to reply to them. Nobody would read my reply anyway.
In this particular case it would have been fun to "reply all" and send it to everybody on the list. It says on the OP that Kelly Sadler forgot to "blind copy" the recipients.
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)what with email having been around for so long now.
Gothmog
(145,487 posts)canetoad
(17,175 posts)Is Kelly Sadler.
Solly Mack
(90,779 posts)LMAO
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,157 posts)Orsino
(37,428 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,138 posts)She forgot to bcc:?
That seems suspicious.