Politics | Malia Obama GOP Aide Who Dissed Obama Girls Is Quitting Elizabeth Lauten's comments generated much discussion By Matt Cantor Posted Dec 1, 2014 10:05 AM CST Copied First lady Michelle Obama, left, follows her daughters Malia Obama, center, and Sasha Obama, as they arrive to welcome the Official White House Christmas Tree, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) After her public comments on the Obama girls' lack of "class" went viral, a Republican congressional staffer is stepping down from her post. Elizabeth Lauten is resigning as communications director for Rep. Steven Fincher, she tells NBC News. Her comments—for which she apologized—helped her name to garner 22,000 mentions on Twitter in a 24-hour period, MSNBC reports. Lauten has run into social-media trouble in the past, adds the Daily Mail: A few months ago, she was behind a tweet on Fincher's feed reading, "God I love this song. And beach music. AND shagging #pandora." She called the post an accident. Read These Next Felix Baumgartner's death attributed to his own error. It's being called a disturbing trend: paragliders with bombs. Feds cite ChatGPT evidence in arrest of Palisades Fire suspect. Robin Williams' daughter: AI clips of him are 'disturbing' Report an error