WaPo’s Rucker: There Was a Feeling Inside the W.H. that Fla. Shooting Was a Reprieve from Scandals

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RUCKER: “To be sure they’re sensitive to the tragedy going on in Florida, but there was a feeling inside the White House Friday and over the weekend that the shooting amounted to a reprieve for them. They had been under the bright lights of the media spotlight for these numerous scandals which were growing in the days leading up to the shooting. And all of a sudden the media attention turned to Florida. People stopped asking questions. It gave the White House an excuse not to hold any press briefings so they got a few days to sort of collect their thoughts, figure out what they’re going to do, reset, if you will, but I don’t think these scandals are gone. I think Tuesday they’re going to be faced with a lot of questions about all of this.”