After a heated battle with FOX News, White House Press Secretary Anita Dunn will step down. But it’s not because of the controversy. Dunn’s departure wasn’t that unexpected because she had taken the position on an interim basis.
But the timing of this does cause a little suspension. According to the Washington Post; a source inside the White House, who was not authorized to speak about strategy meetings, said at the time that Dunn went out front against Fox first and foremost because it was her job, but also because it potentially gave the administration the opportunity to distance itself from the flap with the Roger Ailes-led news channel once she leaves the communications job. Dunn accused Fox News of being a “wing of the Republican party” and said they were not going to treat the cable network like a legitimate new organization. They even tried to keep Fox out of a press conference.
Dunn’s deputy Dan Pfeiffer will take over the office. Before joining the White House team he had worked on Barack Obama’s campaign and also for several Democratic Senators. It will be interesting to see where the FOX News situation goes with Mr. Pfeiffer.
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