off message

phrase

: saying things that do not agree with the official position of a political group or party

A few Cabinet members seem off message on government policy.

Examples of off message in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Vicente is known as an elegant leader with a brain for operations who never steps off message, but her abilities as a fundraiser raised questions, the sources say. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 1 Apr. 2024

Ed Espinoza, executive director of the liberal group Progress Texas, said O’Rourke would get off message. — Dallas News, 23 Sep. 2022

In the days following the 48-14 loss to Syracuse, Jim Mora got off message, sounded too much like his predecessors. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 Sep. 2022

Driven not by ideals so much as by pain and anger, Norma McCorvey was prone to outbursts, and frequently off message. — Marin Cogan, The New Republic, 11 Oct. 2021

Step off message and the vice president-elect could get frozen out. — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2020

Rhymes for off message

• expressage
• presage