Let’s remember when Seattle University announced they were hiring former WH press secretary Scott McClellan, on this day in 2012 (August 2)
Scott McClellan, the former White House press secretary most known for lying to the American people about the war in Iraq, was hired by Seattle University. That hiring was announced seven years ago today.
The Seattle Times reported at the time:
Seattle University is getting a new vice president for communications: Scott McClellan, White House press secretary for former President George W. Bush.
McClellan will begin his university appointment on Sept. 17, the Jesuit school said in a news release.
He will be responsible for creating, implementing and overseeing SU’s communications and marketing strategy, the statement said.
“Scott is an accomplished media specialist and public affairs strategist who brings a wealth of communications experience to our university community,” SU president Stephen Sundborg said in the release. “We look forward to the many contributions he will make as we continue to elevate our regional, national and international profile.”
For his part, McClellan also does not believe he was truthful when he worked at the White House, as Politico said before McClellan’s memoir was released, “He admits that some of his own assertions from the briefing room podium turned out to be “badly misguided.”
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