CNN.com - Brown: E-mail shows Bush glad FEMA took Katrina flak - Jun 9, 2006: "Michael Brown, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said Friday that he received the e-mail five days before his resignation from a high-level White House official whom he declined to identify.
The e-mail stated that Bush was relieved that Brown -- and not Bush or Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff -- was bearing the brunt of the flak over the government's handling of Katrina. (Watch how Brown fell from grace -- 4:00)
The September 2005 e-mail reads: 'I did hear of one reference to you, at the Cabinet meeting yesterday. I wasn't there, but I heard someone commented that the press was sure beating up on Mike Brown, to which the president replied, 'I'd rather they beat up on him than me or Chertoff.' '
The sender adds, 'Congratulations on doing a great job of diverting hostile fire away from the leader.'
CNN has been unable to verify the authenticity of the e-mail, but the White House designation 'eop.gov' is part of the sender's e-mail address, indicating it came from the Executive Office of the President. . ."
No comments:
Post a Comment