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Taking a dig at Sessions, over his recusal from the Russia investigation, alarmed both Trump and Sessions loyalists, many of whom are in the same boat. Sessions was the first U.S. senator to endorse Trump, and the Trump campaign picked up his policies on immigration and wages.

Swiping at Sessions drew instant anger from Sessions’ loyalists.

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“Trump said that it was ‘unfair’ for Sessions to recuse himself from the Russia investigation, and that Sessions should have told him in advance that he would do so — in which case Trump would not have appointed Sessions as AG in the first place,” wrote Quin Hillyer, a National Review contributor, on Friday. “On a personal level, Trump is now proving that loyalty runs only one way for him … There is no excuse for such a public attack against an attorney general and a supposed friend, especially because the friend has done absolutely nothing against Trump.”

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On Friday, at her first televised press conference as press secretary-designate, Sanders responded to a question from LifeZette about whether Trump loyalists should feel demoralized by the recent events regarding Sessions and Spicer.

Trump loyalists, said Sanders, are energized by Trump’s accomplishments, such as job growth, a decrease in illegal immigration, and a boom in the stock market.

“I think our morale is pretty high,” she said.[lz_pagination]