Meadows on leaked audio from Trump’s sister: ‘Just another day and another attack’

White House chief of staff Mark MeadowsMark Randall MeadowsHouse passes B bill to boost Postal Service Sunday shows preview: Republicans gear up for national convention, USPS debate continues in Washington Meadows appears in Capitol to talk to Pelosi amid stalled coronavirus negotiations MORE said Sunday that the leaked audio from President TrumpDonald John TrumpTwo ‘The Apprentice’ producers helping with Republican National Convention About 70,000 lives could be saved in near future if people wear masks: researchers Trump issues disaster declaration for California as wildfires rage MORE’s sister is “just another day and another attack” on the commander-in-chief.

Meadows told ABC’s “This Week” that the recording of Maryanne Trump Barry slamming her younger brother, which was obtained by The Washington Post, represents “politics as usual.” 

“Just another day and another attack that we continue to see,” Meadows said.

NEW: White House chief of staff Mark Meadows responds to Maryanne Trump’s criticism of President Trump, telling @GStephanopoulos, “Obviously, he’s been public with his response. Just another day and another attack that we continue to see.” https://t.co/LcCZLVkoXR pic.twitter.com/6ad56MxzQ5

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 23, 2020

“The president that I have the privilege of serving is not the one that’s being described” in the recording of Barry, Meadows told ABC’s George StephanopoulosGeorge Robert StephanopoulosMail-in ballot controversy heats up as Democrats call for postmaster general to testify Sunday shows – Mail-in voting controversy dominates ABC’s Stephanopoulos spars with Trump adviser on mail-in voting: ‘When the votes are thrown out, that shows that the system is working’ MORE.

When asked to respond to Barry’s remarks in the recording that the president had another person take exams in order to enroll in the University of Pennsylvania, Meadows deflected.

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“Listen, this is politics as usual by a niece that was written out of a will that would apparently just has an axe to grind because she wants Joe BidenJoe BidenHouse passes B bill to boost Postal Service Trump seeks to overcome eroding support among women Here are the states where Kanye West is on the ballot MORE to be president,” Meadows said.

“I can tell you this that this president, each and every day, is not only well prepped but does more than any president than I’ve ever been able to have the privilege of researching and reading about in terms of wanting to make sure that we advance critical, critical agendas for the hardworking American people,” he added. 

Meadows’s response to Barry’s recording comes after its release on Saturday.

“All he wants to do is appeal to his base,” Barry reportedly said in the audio in reference to his immigration policies. “He has no principles. None. None. And his base, I mean my God, if you were a religious person, you want to help people. Not do this.”

“His goddamned tweet and lying, oh my God,” she added. “I’m talking too freely, but you know. The change of stories. The lack of preparation. The lying. Holy shit.”

Barry’s recording followed a book published by Trump’s niece Mary Trump, the daughter of Trump’s brother Fred, which ripped into the culture of the president and the Trump family. 

In a statement to The Hill on Saturday, the president seemed to dismiss his sister’s audio, saying “Every day it’s something else, who cares.”

“I miss my brother, and I’ll continue to work hard for the American people,” he said referencing his brother Robert Trump who died last week. “Not everyone agrees, but the results are obvious. Our country will soon be stronger than ever before.”