Stephanie Grisham, former Trump press secretary, says his response to COVID-19 cost lives — and that she's 'terrified' he'll run in 2024

© Chip Somodevilla/Getty pictures Former White residence Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham listens to former US President Donald Trump talk to reporters earlier than he boards Marine One and departing the White condominium November 8, 2019 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty images

Stephanie Grisham served as White apartment Press Secretary from July 2019 to April 2020.

She additionally served as chief of team of workers to former First girl Melania Trump.

She resigned from the Trump administration after the January 6 rebel.

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A former spokesperson for ex-President Donald Trump pointed out she now thinks he'll run once more in 2024 - and that his administration's "misinformation" on COVID-19 charge lives, flipping her from a "real believer" to a critic.

"It does appear to be he'll try to run in 2024," former White condominium Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham noted in an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos that aired Monday. "I failed to at the beginning, but i am starting to believe he'll. he's evidently the frontrunner in the Republican party. every person's showing their fealty to him."

Grisham, who resigned from the Trump administration following the January 6 rebellion - and what felony experts say changed into an tried coup d'etat - warned that a second term for the former president would possible see him focused on "revenge" and unveiling "some pretty draconian guidelines."

"there have been conversations, a lot of times, that individuals would say, 'That'll be the second time period. That'll be the 2d time period.' that means: We may not have to agonize about one other election," Grisham pointed out.

In a separate interview with ABC's Juju Chang, Grisham multiplied on why she's "frightened of him operating in 2024," saying she believes he would "foment greater violence."

"I don't think he is healthy for the job," she mentioned. "I believe that he's erratic. I suppose that he will also be delusional. I suppose that he's a narcissist and cares about himself first and choicest. and that i do not want him to be our president once again."

Grisham - who helped sell the previous president's agenda when he turned into in workplace - conceded that she shared some blame.

"I wish i would have spoken out extra about COVID, about our response to COVID," she advised Chang. "I desire i might have informed him he should wear a masks."

She talked about the administration's misinformation on the pandemic - downplaying the utility of masks and agitating against public health orders - led to extra individuals demise.

"I do not know if you can ever forgive yourself completely for being part of that," she referred to.