Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer said the governor called chief of staff Scott English on Tuesday morning, and was surprised by the attention.
“It would be fair to say the governor was somewhat taken aback by all of the interest this trip has gotten.,” Sawyer said in a statement.
Gov. Mark Sanford stood in front of a mass of press and staff members after the S.C. Supreme Court ordered him to take $700 million in Federal stimulus money.
- Rich Glickstein/rglickstein@thes /Rich Glickstein/rglickstein@thes
But there are still unanswered questions about Sanford’s whereabouts, from his exact location on the Appalachian Trail to why the governor, a father of four, would leave town over Father’s Day weekend.
Tuesday afternoon, first lady Jenny Sanford said she still had not heard from the governor.
Also on Tuesday:
• Sawyer admitted staffers still did not know the governor’s location. Sanford has been out of touch with staffers and family since leaving his security detail and driving off in a State Law Enforcement Division SUV on Thursday. The vehicle was spotted late Tuesday night at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, according to CNN..
• A mobile phone tower picked up his last known location near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Thursday, according to a source familiar with the situation.
• Greenville television station WYFF reported Tuesday night that sources had reported seeing Sanford boarding a plane at the airport.
Sawyer insisted the governor was hiking. “It’s wrong,” he said of WYFF’s story.
Sanford’s absence drew national attention, with CNN, MSNBC and others descending on Columbia and front-page stories on the Wall Street Journal.
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