Josh Earnest, who served as White House press secretary in the Obama administration, jabbed at current press secretary Sarah Sanders, suggesting in an email to Democratic voters that she frequently lies at the podium.
Though Earnest did not directly address Sanders by name, he referred to his own role in the Obama White House and compared it to how the Trump administration “operates.”
“When I was press secretary for President Obama, my strategy was simple,” Earnest said in the email sent out Thursday by the Democratic National Committee. “I spoke directly with the president and didn’t make a habit of lying to the American people. You and I both know that’s not how the Trump administration operates.”
Earnest said he’s also “deeply concerned the Trump administration is doing lasting damage to the bond between the American people and their government.”
The email asked Democrats to donate money to elected candidates in the upcoming midterms.
Earnest is currently a political analyst for NBC News.
