Sarah Huckabee Sanders was back at the podium Thursday for all of 21 minutes of Q&A in which she dodged more questions than she actually answered. But when it came to an inquiry about the "acrimony" between Donald Trump and Republican senators like Mitch McConnell—whom Trump blamed just this morning for making "a mess"—Sanders downplayed the tension.

"I think the relationships are fine," Sanders said, while acknowledging "policy differences" but emphasizing "shared goals."

So what about those comments from Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), who questioned Trump's "competence" and charged that he didn't understand "the character of this nation"?

"I think that's a ridiculous and outrageous claim and doesn't dignify a response from this podium."

Well, no acrimony there.

Of course, her assertion about shared policy goals is also a little thin. With his threat to shut down the government unless he gets billions in taxpayer funding to build his precious border wall, Trump has once again thrown a wrench in the legislative process over his own petty concerns. Yet Sanders wouldn't even commit to a position on whether Trump would veto any spending bill that doesn't include funding for the wall, nor would she concede that Trump's threat amounted to an admission that Mexico isn't paying for a dime of that wall.