Congressional Aide Who Blasted Obama Daughters Once Worked For Former Rep. Joe Walsh
(CBS) – The Republican congressional aide who triggered controversy by criticizing President Obama's daughters on social-media once worked for conservative pundit Joe Walsh when he was an Illinois congressman.
Elizabeth Lauten was reported to have tendered her resignation Monday after a widely circulated Thanksgiving Day Facebook rant in which she blasted 13-year-old Sasha Obama and her 16-year-old sister, Malia.
Lauten, communications director for Tennesse Republican Congressman Stephen Fincher, did not like how the girls looked or behaved during the White House turkey pardoning ceremony.
"Try showing a little class," Lauten suggested. "Dress like you deserve respect, not a spot at the bar."
She later deleted the post and apologized, but both Republicans and Democrats chastised Lauten for targeting a president's children.
Lauten worked for Walsh, a Republican U.S. representative from the northwest suburbs, in 2011, a Walsh representative tells CBS 2. She was employed for eight months as press secretary during Walsh's two-year stint in Washington.
"She didn't last with me," Walsh told the Daily Herald on Monday. "She had some issues and some problems."