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CNN Just SAVAGED Spicer Over Pathetic Trump Wiretap Excuses
By Marisa Manfredo
Published on March 9, 2017
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This morning on CNN, Alisyn Camerota and cohost Chris Cuomo offered deep insight into the chaos of the Donald Trump Administration wrapped in a wry sense of humor (video below).
At yesterday’s White House press conference, Press Secretary Sean Spicer flip-flopped incoherently when asked about Trump’s allegations that former President Obama wiretapped his campaign and transition.
Camerota explains, “First [Spicer] said that yes, Donald Trump is the subject of a federal investigation.”
Midway through his answer, however, an aide appeared with a note that was handed to Spicer.
After reading the note Spicer immediately said,
“There is no reason we have to think that the president is the target of any investigation whatsoever. The tweet dealt with wiretaps during the campaign, the other is an investigation. They are two separate issues.”
The immediate backtracking is nothing short of comical.
Cuomo held up a piece of paper with a nonsensical flowchart asking, “Do you think this was the note?” He suggested that his clumsily written note might explain what prompted Spicer “to go in seven different directions.”
Cuomo and Camerota also burst out laughing about Spicer managing to say in the same breath that wiretaps targeting Trump are a “separate issue” from an investigation. Why on earth would wiretaps be ordered unless it was for an investigation?
Political analyst David Drucker explained that the absurd press conferences the White House has been holding are the result of having “a president who doesn’t consult with his top aides before he decides to make an issue of something.”
In this case, the issue Trump created is the wiretapping scandal.
Drucker suspects that Trump “didn’t consult with anyone [before tweeting] and his aides are left to clean up the mess.”
And it certainly is a big mess for the aides to cope with. As Drucker explains,
“[Trump] potentially implicated himself as being the subject of an investigation which would only happen if a FISA [Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act] judge found it credible that a warrant should be granted for him to be monitored.”
Trump aides are in the spotlight with reporters demanding that they explain the President’s words that are not the result of any strategy meeting – they make no sense.
Camerota points out that it looks like aides aren’t even briefed on communications before they are sent to meet the press, exemplified by the mysterious note showing up half way through a press conference.
They have “no idea” what is going on and are forced to do what Camerota aptly describes as “verbal backbends,” trying to make the farfetched things Trump says on Twitter appear plausible.
Trump’s appalling management skills are almost enough to make us feel sorry for aides. But ultimately, they are complicit in his Administration’s inhumane policy agenda and are shameless Trump apologists. We are happy to have a good laugh at their expense.
Watch the video here:
CNN Just SAVAGED Spicer Over Pathetic Trump Wiretap Excuses
By Marisa Manfredo
Published on March 9, 2017
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This morning on CNN, Alisyn Camerota and cohost Chris Cuomo offered deep insight into the chaos of the Donald Trump Administration wrapped in a wry sense of humor (video below).
At yesterday’s White House press conference, Press Secretary Sean Spicer flip-flopped incoherently when asked about Trump’s allegations that former President Obama wiretapped his campaign and transition.
Camerota explains, “First [Spicer] said that yes, Donald Trump is the subject of a federal investigation.”
Midway through his answer, however, an aide appeared with a note that was handed to Spicer.
After reading the note Spicer immediately said,
“There is no reason we have to think that the president is the target of any investigation whatsoever. The tweet dealt with wiretaps during the campaign, the other is an investigation. They are two separate issues.”
The immediate backtracking is nothing short of comical.
Cuomo held up a piece of paper with a nonsensical flowchart asking, “Do you think this was the note?” He suggested that his clumsily written note might explain what prompted Spicer “to go in seven different directions.”
Cuomo and Camerota also burst out laughing about Spicer managing to say in the same breath that wiretaps targeting Trump are a “separate issue” from an investigation. Why on earth would wiretaps be ordered unless it was for an investigation?
Political analyst David Drucker explained that the absurd press conferences the White House has been holding are the result of having “a president who doesn’t consult with his top aides before he decides to make an issue of something.”
In this case, the issue Trump created is the wiretapping scandal.
Drucker suspects that Trump “didn’t consult with anyone [before tweeting] and his aides are left to clean up the mess.”
And it certainly is a big mess for the aides to cope with. As Drucker explains,
“[Trump] potentially implicated himself as being the subject of an investigation which would only happen if a FISA [Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act] judge found it credible that a warrant should be granted for him to be monitored.”
Trump aides are in the spotlight with reporters demanding that they explain the President’s words that are not the result of any strategy meeting – they make no sense.
Camerota points out that it looks like aides aren’t even briefed on communications before they are sent to meet the press, exemplified by the mysterious note showing up half way through a press conference.
They have “no idea” what is going on and are forced to do what Camerota aptly describes as “verbal backbends,” trying to make the farfetched things Trump says on Twitter appear plausible.
Trump’s appalling management skills are almost enough to make us feel sorry for aides. But ultimately, they are complicit in his Administration’s inhumane policy agenda and are shameless Trump apologists. We are happy to have a good laugh at their expense.
Watch the video here:
Press Secretary Sean Spicer wears flag pin upside-down, a sign of distress
The beginning of Sean Spicer’s press briefing appeared to be under distress, at least according to his American flag pin.
The White House Press Secretary tried to present a positive message to reporters on Friday, though his lapel decoration, which was upside-down, said something different.
An upside-down American flag should only be flown upside-down as a sign of distress, according to USflag.org.
Press Secretary Sean Spicer spoke with an upside-down flag pin at Friday's press briefing.
(Andrew Harnik/AP)
Spicer seemed unaware of the sartorial signal during his opening remarks, but switched it when a Fox News reporter questioned it.
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“John Roberts always helpful with the fashion tips,” said a thankful Spicer, flipping the flag right-side up.
Team Trump's Omarosa Manigault had also put a note on Spicer's podium shortly before he fixed the mishap.
It was not quick enough for internet observers, however, who launched into jokes about the spokesman's stars and stripes.
"I fixed ur flag pin for u sean," said Twitter user darth, flipping Spicer on his head to fix the flag.
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"Spicers flag pin pretty much represents the current state of the WH administration," actress Mo Collins said.
Others joked that the upside down flag, which appears prominently in "House of Cards" may just be Spicer referencing the Netflix show and its upcoming fifth season.
His Friday faux pas follows a long history of lapel pins receiving outsized scrutiny for their tiny size.
Though previously worn by figures such as Richard Nixon, the pins became commonplace on the chests of Bush administration employees after 9/11.
Barack Obama was questioned about his decision not to wear a pin during the 2008 presidential race, though ended up donning one, according to a TIME history of the pins.
Vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine was criticized last year for wearing what appeared to be a Honduran flag during a speech at the Democratic National Convention, though the emblem was actually a Service Flag honoring his son in the Marine Corps.
Sean Spicer adjusts his American flag pin after he was told that it was upside down.
(Andrew Harnik/AP)
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The beginning of Sean Spicer’s press briefing appeared to be under distress, at least according to his American flag pin.
The White House Press Secretary tried to present a positive message to reporters on Friday, though his lapel decoration, which was upside-down, said something different.
An upside-down American flag should only be flown upside-down as a sign of distress, according to USflag.org.
Press Secretary Sean Spicer spoke with an upside-down flag pin at Friday's press briefing.
(Andrew Harnik/AP)
Spicer seemed unaware of the sartorial signal during his opening remarks, but switched it when a Fox News reporter questioned it.
Feds still examining Trump server connections: report
“John Roberts always helpful with the fashion tips,” said a thankful Spicer, flipping the flag right-side up.
Team Trump's Omarosa Manigault had also put a note on Spicer's podium shortly before he fixed the mishap.
It was not quick enough for internet observers, however, who launched into jokes about the spokesman's stars and stripes.
"I fixed ur flag pin for u sean," said Twitter user darth, flipping Spicer on his head to fix the flag.
WikiLeaks to give tech companies early access to new CIA leaks
"Spicers flag pin pretty much represents the current state of the WH administration," actress Mo Collins said.
Others joked that the upside down flag, which appears prominently in "House of Cards" may just be Spicer referencing the Netflix show and its upcoming fifth season.
His Friday faux pas follows a long history of lapel pins receiving outsized scrutiny for their tiny size.
Though previously worn by figures such as Richard Nixon, the pins became commonplace on the chests of Bush administration employees after 9/11.
Barack Obama was questioned about his decision not to wear a pin during the 2008 presidential race, though ended up donning one, according to a TIME history of the pins.
Vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine was criticized last year for wearing what appeared to be a Honduran flag during a speech at the Democratic National Convention, though the emblem was actually a Service Flag honoring his son in the Marine Corps.
Sean Spicer adjusts his American flag pin after he was told that it was upside down.
(Andrew Harnik/AP)
‘How does it feel to work for a fascist?’: Woman confronts Spicer in Apple Store
ByChris Perez
March 13, 2017|1:18am
Shree 
@shreec
Asking@PressSecquestions in Apple Store since he doesn't like the press.https://www.periscope.tv/w/a5MaWDc1MzA0NnwxUGxLUVpaTUxYZEdFG8YGml0LPkrbcOXFxQ7jjA66k45QsfCM3wKCZb_R8I8= …
5:04 PM - 11 Mar 2017
Shree @shreec
Asking @PressSec questions in Apple Store since he doesn't like the press.
periscope.tv
White House spokesman Sean Spicer was accosted by an Indian-American woman — who peppered him with questions about committing “treason” and working for a “fascist” like President Trump — as he shopped in an Apple Store over the weekend.
The encounter hassince gone viral after the woman who filmed it, Shree Chauhan, 33, claimed online that Spicer had made a racist statement to her, saying: “It’s such a great country that allows you to be here.”
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“Unlike this administration, I do not believe in ‘alternative facts.’ I believe in facts. I do not believe in accusing someone of this level of racism, when if in fact it was not,” Chauhanwrote Sunday in a lengthy post on Medium.
“So I watched the video over and over again,” she said. “And his words were clear…’Such a great country that allows you to be here.’ That is racism and it is an implied threat.”
Chauhan, who lives in Washington, D.C., filmed the interaction with Spicer on Periscope Saturday night after spotting the White House spokesman in the store. She had been there getting her iPhone fixed and said she ultimately felt the need to “speak truth to power.”
“It is customary to give public figures their space…However, given what Mr. Spicer and his boss are doing to this country, I do not believe they are entitled to these norms and customs,” Chauhan explained.
In the clip, the self-described “eternal optimist” can be heard asking Spicer a series of questions, including “How does it feel to work for a fascist” and “Have you helped with the Russia stuff?”
“We have a great country,” the press secretary replies, while appearing to try and ignore Chauhan.
“Have you committed treason too? Just like the president,” she asks. “What can you tell me about Russia?”
It is after this barrage that Spicer delivers his allegedly “racist” remark, saying: “It’s such a great country that allows you to be here.”
Chauhan wrote on Medium that the response left her disgusted.
“I am still stunned by the boldness of having my citizenship threatened on camera,” she said. “I was not polite. But when does being impolite mean that I should be thrown out of the United States of America? The country I was born in, the country I was raised in, the country I love despite its flaws.”
Speaking to the Daily Mailabout the video on Sunday, Chauhan shot down claims that Spicer could have been referring to the First Amendment rights of all Americans to exercise free speech when he made the comment.
“He’s the press secretary for the president of the United States,” she said. “Don’t tell me what he probably meant because he also works for this administration that has done all of these things.”
Chauhan went on to note how President Trump has signed executive orders temporarily banning refugees and asylum seekers from predominately Muslim countries in the Middle East and Africa.
“He could’ve said, ‘Such a great country that allows dissent,'” she told the Mail. “There’s a lot of way that could’ve been said. To have someone who speaks for the president of the United States tell me to my face that I shouldn’t be here and I was born here – that is a real thing.”
Chauhan added that she’s feared for her safety since the day Trump was elected.
“I woke up the day after the election in fear of what would happen to someone like me. And we’ve seen what happened,” she said. “We’ve seen what happened to Indians.”
Earlier this month, a 39-year-old Seattle resident of Sikh heritage was shot by a man who reportedly shouted “go back to your country” just before pulling the trigger.
Weeks before that incident, a pair of Indian engineers were targeted by a Navy veteran who told them the same exact thing before blasting away at them. One of the men ended up dying and the other was injured.
“They’re gonna spin it however they want, but there is a palatable fear that people have in this country and it is warranted,” Chauhan said. “On a regular basis, Mr. Spicer consistently defends the actions — and I believe unconstitutional actions — and lies on behalf of this administration.
“Spicer has the protection of the podium when he’s in the press room,” she added. “I didn’t have time to sit there and ask questions I would ask if I was a reporter…Maybe having someone like a regular person ask those questions instead [of reporters] — that might work.”
ByChris Perez
March 13, 2017|1:18am
Shree @shreecAsking@PressSecquestions in Apple Store since he doesn't like the press.https://www.periscope.tv/w/a5MaWDc1MzA0NnwxUGxLUVpaTUxYZEdFG8YGml0LPkrbcOXFxQ7jjA66k45QsfCM3wKCZb_R8I8= …
5:04 PM - 11 Mar 2017
Shree @shreec
Asking @PressSec questions in Apple Store since he doesn't like the press.
periscope.tv
White House spokesman Sean Spicer was accosted by an Indian-American woman — who peppered him with questions about committing “treason” and working for a “fascist” like President Trump — as he shopped in an Apple Store over the weekend.
The encounter hassince gone viral after the woman who filmed it, Shree Chauhan, 33, claimed online that Spicer had made a racist statement to her, saying: “It’s such a great country that allows you to be here.”
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“Unlike this administration, I do not believe in ‘alternative facts.’ I believe in facts. I do not believe in accusing someone of this level of racism, when if in fact it was not,” Chauhanwrote Sunday in a lengthy post on Medium.
“So I watched the video over and over again,” she said. “And his words were clear…’Such a great country that allows you to be here.’ That is racism and it is an implied threat.”
Chauhan, who lives in Washington, D.C., filmed the interaction with Spicer on Periscope Saturday night after spotting the White House spokesman in the store. She had been there getting her iPhone fixed and said she ultimately felt the need to “speak truth to power.”
“It is customary to give public figures their space…However, given what Mr. Spicer and his boss are doing to this country, I do not believe they are entitled to these norms and customs,” Chauhan explained.
In the clip, the self-described “eternal optimist” can be heard asking Spicer a series of questions, including “How does it feel to work for a fascist” and “Have you helped with the Russia stuff?”
“We have a great country,” the press secretary replies, while appearing to try and ignore Chauhan.
“Have you committed treason too? Just like the president,” she asks. “What can you tell me about Russia?”
It is after this barrage that Spicer delivers his allegedly “racist” remark, saying: “It’s such a great country that allows you to be here.”
Chauhan wrote on Medium that the response left her disgusted.
“I am still stunned by the boldness of having my citizenship threatened on camera,” she said. “I was not polite. But when does being impolite mean that I should be thrown out of the United States of America? The country I was born in, the country I was raised in, the country I love despite its flaws.”
Speaking to the Daily Mailabout the video on Sunday, Chauhan shot down claims that Spicer could have been referring to the First Amendment rights of all Americans to exercise free speech when he made the comment.
“He’s the press secretary for the president of the United States,” she said. “Don’t tell me what he probably meant because he also works for this administration that has done all of these things.”
Chauhan went on to note how President Trump has signed executive orders temporarily banning refugees and asylum seekers from predominately Muslim countries in the Middle East and Africa.
“He could’ve said, ‘Such a great country that allows dissent,'” she told the Mail. “There’s a lot of way that could’ve been said. To have someone who speaks for the president of the United States tell me to my face that I shouldn’t be here and I was born here – that is a real thing.”
Chauhan added that she’s feared for her safety since the day Trump was elected.
“I woke up the day after the election in fear of what would happen to someone like me. And we’ve seen what happened,” she said. “We’ve seen what happened to Indians.”
Earlier this month, a 39-year-old Seattle resident of Sikh heritage was shot by a man who reportedly shouted “go back to your country” just before pulling the trigger.
Weeks before that incident, a pair of Indian engineers were targeted by a Navy veteran who told them the same exact thing before blasting away at them. One of the men ended up dying and the other was injured.
“They’re gonna spin it however they want, but there is a palatable fear that people have in this country and it is warranted,” Chauhan said. “On a regular basis, Mr. Spicer consistently defends the actions — and I believe unconstitutional actions — and lies on behalf of this administration.
“Spicer has the protection of the podium when he’s in the press room,” she added. “I didn’t have time to sit there and ask questions I would ask if I was a reporter…Maybe having someone like a regular person ask those questions instead [of reporters] — that might work.”
Black Reporter Sean Spicer Insulted Just Got Sweet Revenge
By Peter Mellado
Published on April 3, 2017
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CNN just played the ultimate “April” fools prank on the White House – and the joke is, it’s not a joke.
The “most trusted name in news” just hired what might be the most feared reporter in Washington – at least from the Trump administration’s perspective.
April Ryan has been a fixture in the West Wing since 1997 when she was appointed White House correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks. Now covering her 4th president, she’s been on the front lines of President Trump’s war on the press.
Last week, she became a household name when she stood-up to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s attempts to belittle and silence her after she dared to ask about the President’s rock-bottom approval rating released by Gallup earlier that day.
Spicer’s treatment of Ryan was widely derided, with many criticizing the sexist and racist undertones of his line of attack, telling her at one point, as he interrupted her, “stop shaking your head!”
April handled the exchange with class and grace, insistent that the matter be framed for the larger issues at stake and not as an assault on her personally. In an interview with The Hill following the incident, she said:
“I’m not the news. I don’t like being in the news. But it’s about freedom of the press. We need to stay vigilant.”
April Ryan’s vigilance has dogged the White House since the day Trump took the oath of office, but it’s only been visible to her fellow White House reporters and the America Urban Radio Networks audience. The wider public only saw glimpses of it when press conferences deteriorated into circuses like they did last week.
That’s all changed now. With the much wider reach CNN provides, her tenacity and unique insight will be broadcast regularly to more people across more platforms.
April fools, Mr. President!
By Peter Mellado
Published on April 3, 2017
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CNN just played the ultimate “April” fools prank on the White House – and the joke is, it’s not a joke.
The “most trusted name in news” just hired what might be the most feared reporter in Washington – at least from the Trump administration’s perspective.
April Ryan has been a fixture in the West Wing since 1997 when she was appointed White House correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks. Now covering her 4th president, she’s been on the front lines of President Trump’s war on the press.
Last week, she became a household name when she stood-up to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s attempts to belittle and silence her after she dared to ask about the President’s rock-bottom approval rating released by Gallup earlier that day.
Spicer’s treatment of Ryan was widely derided, with many criticizing the sexist and racist undertones of his line of attack, telling her at one point, as he interrupted her, “stop shaking your head!”
April handled the exchange with class and grace, insistent that the matter be framed for the larger issues at stake and not as an assault on her personally. In an interview with The Hill following the incident, she said:
“I’m not the news. I don’t like being in the news. But it’s about freedom of the press. We need to stay vigilant.”
April Ryan’s vigilance has dogged the White House since the day Trump took the oath of office, but it’s only been visible to her fellow White House reporters and the America Urban Radio Networks audience. The wider public only saw glimpses of it when press conferences deteriorated into circuses like they did last week.
That’s all changed now. With the much wider reach CNN provides, her tenacity and unique insight will be broadcast regularly to more people across more platforms.
April fools, Mr. President!
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer raises eyebrows with Hitler/Assad comparison: Hitler "didn't even sink to using chemical weapons." http://abcn.ws/2nByKN6
Gini C Hyman This whole bunch of fu*king idiots need to go! Revisionist history or just dumb and evil Bannon brainwashing?? Where is Jared Kushner? Maybe Ivanka needs to take Spicer and her father down the street to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum???? to get educated!
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Bill McKetrick Wow.....when you listen to Spicer, you can’t help but shake your head and think......."I can't believe that's the sperm that won....." Even sadder to think, in the Trump Administration........he's the smart one !!
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Karen Symonds Schultz In all fairness he was trying to make a point and got his thoughts and words mixed up---I understood the point he was trying to make altho it came out wrong---He apologized immediately when called on it, went on Wolf Blitzer and apologized and will probly do every news show to apologize---he is owning it like a man -----its more than Donny would do so leave him alone
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Hannes Christian Kröpfl I have every sympathy for the US but never want to be connected with the Trump Administration. Trump is incompetent, an idiot rules with a chaos cabinet. It is a disgrace. Soon they will start wars with other nations - believe me, not just one - but you will fight on your own.
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Chris Steeves This guy should perhaps see a documentary on the Holocaust. I don't think the intent was or is to downplay Hitler but come on man, Hitler didn't gas his own people ? Tell that to the 11 million people of all kinds of faith, races, etc. Shower's during the Final Solution did gas people, infact a few thousand a day.
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Victoria Dayondon #REVISIONISM Assad and Hitler, both DESPICABLE human beings. Holocaust Centres, what the heck were those?! Call them for what they were--EXTERMINATION CAMPS and gas chambers!
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Juli Seidel Guess Spicy slept through all of his history classes..... inexcusable stupidity. Zyklon B was chemical warfare against millions.
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Linnea Powers WHAT?! No they didn't have chemical bombs they had CHAMBERS. some of their trucks were also altered so that they would pump exhaust into wherever they were transporting their prisoners.
*he "clarifies" by saying (in a nutshell) Hitler isn't as bad as Assad because he didn't drop chemical bombs into the middle of cities*
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Tina Marie This man is useless, he never makes sense. He can never get through a press conference without back peddling or saying reporters got his statements wrong.
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Cindy Rajani Please, then what on earth did they do to the poor people in the concentration camps!?!? Hitler's men stripped them of their dignity and inhumanly gased them to death, so tell me how you have the nerve to say that no chemical weapons were used. The less you say Mr. Spicer the better!!!
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James Whit Taylor IV Not pick nit pick. He clearly stated drop chemical weapons right into Berlin or Bremen or Bayern. Media always trying to spin it and make you think spicer doesn't even know about the holocaust. The media is just an enemy to America and they won't stop so get use to this nonsense.
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Shiva Ashrafzadeh People will twist everything just to get mad and create drama. He meant that a person as evil as Hitler didn't use as evil a weapon--he did not mean that Assad is worse than Hitler, nor did he dismiss Hitler's crimes. Stop being obnoxious. The man's intent was only to say chemical weapons are extremely evil. So what if he gets a couple facts wrong or is inarticulate. His intention was simple.
Gini C Hyman This whole bunch of fu*king idiots need to go! Revisionist history or just dumb and evil Bannon brainwashing?? Where is Jared Kushner? Maybe Ivanka needs to take Spicer and her father down the street to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum???? to get educated!
Like · Reply · 22 · 8 hrs
Bill McKetrick Wow.....when you listen to Spicer, you can’t help but shake your head and think......."I can't believe that's the sperm that won....." Even sadder to think, in the Trump Administration........he's the smart one !!
Like · Reply · 25 · 7 hrs
Karen Symonds Schultz In all fairness he was trying to make a point and got his thoughts and words mixed up---I understood the point he was trying to make altho it came out wrong---He apologized immediately when called on it, went on Wolf Blitzer and apologized and will probly do every news show to apologize---he is owning it like a man -----its more than Donny would do so leave him alone
Like · Reply · 5 · 3 hrs
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Hannes Christian Kröpfl I have every sympathy for the US but never want to be connected with the Trump Administration. Trump is incompetent, an idiot rules with a chaos cabinet. It is a disgrace. Soon they will start wars with other nations - believe me, not just one - but you will fight on your own.
Like · Reply · 14 · 7 hrs
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Chris Steeves This guy should perhaps see a documentary on the Holocaust. I don't think the intent was or is to downplay Hitler but come on man, Hitler didn't gas his own people ? Tell that to the 11 million people of all kinds of faith, races, etc. Shower's during the Final Solution did gas people, infact a few thousand a day.
Like · Reply · 11 · 8 hrs
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Victoria Dayondon #REVISIONISM Assad and Hitler, both DESPICABLE human beings. Holocaust Centres, what the heck were those?! Call them for what they were--EXTERMINATION CAMPS and gas chambers!
Like · Reply · 10 · 7 hrs
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Juli Seidel Guess Spicy slept through all of his history classes..... inexcusable stupidity. Zyklon B was chemical warfare against millions.
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Linnea Powers WHAT?! No they didn't have chemical bombs they had CHAMBERS. some of their trucks were also altered so that they would pump exhaust into wherever they were transporting their prisoners.
*he "clarifies" by saying (in a nutshell) Hitler isn't as bad as Assad because he didn't drop chemical bombs into the middle of cities*
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Tina Marie This man is useless, he never makes sense. He can never get through a press conference without back peddling or saying reporters got his statements wrong.
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Cindy Rajani Please, then what on earth did they do to the poor people in the concentration camps!?!? Hitler's men stripped them of their dignity and inhumanly gased them to death, so tell me how you have the nerve to say that no chemical weapons were used. The less you say Mr. Spicer the better!!!
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James Whit Taylor IV Not pick nit pick. He clearly stated drop chemical weapons right into Berlin or Bremen or Bayern. Media always trying to spin it and make you think spicer doesn't even know about the holocaust. The media is just an enemy to America and they won't stop so get use to this nonsense.
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Shiva Ashrafzadeh People will twist everything just to get mad and create drama. He meant that a person as evil as Hitler didn't use as evil a weapon--he did not mean that Assad is worse than Hitler, nor did he dismiss Hitler's crimes. Stop being obnoxious. The man's intent was only to say chemical weapons are extremely evil. So what if he gets a couple facts wrong or is inarticulate. His intention was simple.
Easter Message from Sean Spicer - SNL
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer (Melissa McCarthy) apologizes for his comments about Hitler.
Both Alec Baldwin and Melissa McCarthy returned to "Saturday Night Live" this weekend to reprise their roles as President Donald Trump and White House press secretary Sean Spicer. In one sketch, McCarthy's easily agitated Spicer holds one of his infamous press briefings dressed as the Easter Bunny.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer (Melissa McCarthy) apologizes for his comments about Hitler.
Both Alec Baldwin and Melissa McCarthy returned to "Saturday Night Live" this weekend to reprise their roles as President Donald Trump and White House press secretary Sean Spicer. In one sketch, McCarthy's easily agitated Spicer holds one of his infamous press briefings dressed as the Easter Bunny.
Donald Trump Cold Open - SNL
President Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) looks back on his first 100 days with Vice President Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) and chooses between advisors Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner (Jimmy Fallon).
President Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) looks back on his first 100 days with Vice President Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) and chooses between advisors Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner (Jimmy Fallon).
Melissa McCarthy’s Sean Spicer apologizes for ‘Holocaust center’ gaffe on 'Saturday Night Live'
BYNICOLE HENSLEY
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sunday, April 16, 2017, 12:59 AM
Anti-Defamation League offers to teach Spicer about Holocaust
Of more than six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, many died trapped in gas chambers at camps, such as Auschwitz.
Additionally, Spicer said Jews were taken to “Holocaust centers.”
Melissa McCarthy, as Sean Spicer, storms out of the briefing room in a mobile Easter egg.
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“I clearly meant to say concentration clubs,” McCarthy’s Spicer said.
“It would be really great if the nitpickers could try and see the big picture and didn’t solely focus on every little slur and lie I say,” her Spicer said, blasting journalists for reporting on his mistakes.
Sean Spicer, my grandfather and me
“I would like you to also know, that I am sensitive to the fact that they were sent there on trains but hey, at least they didn’t have to fly United,” she added, attempting to diffuse backlash to Spicer’s remarks.
The show’s Spicer darted off to deliver Easter eggs but dropped a bombshell tip that Trump would likely bomb North Korea.
“This is probably the last Easter on Earth,” she added.
President Trump, portrayed by Alec Baldwin, booted Stephen Bannon from his White House in a cold open spoofing "America's Next Top Model."
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Earlier in the show’s cold open, Alec Baldwin’s President Trump declared that Jared Kushner is the nation’s next top advisor in a spoof of Tyra Bank’s reality TV series, “America’s Next Top Model.”
Howard Stern says Sean Spicer speaks ‘fluent moron'
The faux commander-in-chief tapped Jimmy Fallon’s silent impression of his son-in-law to keep his job while banishing Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon to the White House basement — following reports that Kushner and Bannon are feuding amid a possible staffing shakeup.
“Steve, you may be smart, but I once walked in on you eating a live pig in the Roosevelt Room,” Baldwin said, as Trump.
Bannon, depicted as the harbinger of death on SNL, was quickly dragged out of the Oval Office and taken “back to Hell.” Last week, Bannon was booted from the National Security Council.
BYNICOLE HENSLEY
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sunday, April 16, 2017, 12:59 AM
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Anti-Defamation League offers to teach Spicer about Holocaust
Of more than six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, many died trapped in gas chambers at camps, such as Auschwitz.
Additionally, Spicer said Jews were taken to “Holocaust centers.”
Melissa McCarthy, as Sean Spicer, storms out of the briefing room in a mobile Easter egg.
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“I clearly meant to say concentration clubs,” McCarthy’s Spicer said.
“It would be really great if the nitpickers could try and see the big picture and didn’t solely focus on every little slur and lie I say,” her Spicer said, blasting journalists for reporting on his mistakes.
Sean Spicer, my grandfather and me
“I would like you to also know, that I am sensitive to the fact that they were sent there on trains but hey, at least they didn’t have to fly United,” she added, attempting to diffuse backlash to Spicer’s remarks.
The show’s Spicer darted off to deliver Easter eggs but dropped a bombshell tip that Trump would likely bomb North Korea.
“This is probably the last Easter on Earth,” she added.
President Trump, portrayed by Alec Baldwin, booted Stephen Bannon from his White House in a cold open spoofing "America's Next Top Model."
(NBC)
Earlier in the show’s cold open, Alec Baldwin’s President Trump declared that Jared Kushner is the nation’s next top advisor in a spoof of Tyra Bank’s reality TV series, “America’s Next Top Model.”
Howard Stern says Sean Spicer speaks ‘fluent moron'
The faux commander-in-chief tapped Jimmy Fallon’s silent impression of his son-in-law to keep his job while banishing Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon to the White House basement — following reports that Kushner and Bannon are feuding amid a possible staffing shakeup.
“Steve, you may be smart, but I once walked in on you eating a live pig in the Roosevelt Room,” Baldwin said, as Trump.
Bannon, depicted as the harbinger of death on SNL, was quickly dragged out of the Oval Office and taken “back to Hell.” Last week, Bannon was booted from the National Security Council.
Sean Spicer reportedly hid in bushes to avoid reporters following James Comey firing — and the internet can't stop laughing
BY Dan Gunderman
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 11:45 AM
Bush league.
After news spread that President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, Press Secretary Sean Spicer went to great lengths to avoid the barrage of media questions he was bound to get.
He reportedly took shelter behind bushes.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer walks from the West Wing of White House, in Washington, Tuesday, May 9, 2017, to speak to reporters. President Donald Trump abruptly fired FBI Director Comey on May 9, 2017, ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's election meddling.
(Carolyn Kaster/AP)
According to Daily Kos, after giving a cable news interview about the controversial firing — of a man conducting an investigation into possible collusion with the Russians — Spicer was cornered by journalists. Most of whom were eager to know why Trump dumped the top dog at the nation’s investigative agency.
All the times Trump and Sessions praised Comey for Clinton probe
So Spicer reportedly retreated into the hedges with his staff to map out a semblance of a plan.
After his Fox Business interview, Spicer “disappeared into the shadows,” Daily Kos reports.
While Kellyanne Conway and Spicer were put on damage control duty after the firing, the timing of the termination appears questionable — so say Democrats and even some Republicans.
In this Wednesday, May 3, 2017, photo, then-FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. President Donald Trump abruptly fired Comey on May 9.
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Encircled by reporters, Spicer remained huddled in the bushes. That is, until Janet Montesi, executive assistant in the press office, told those gathered that the secretary would answer select questions. His terms: he couldn’t be filmed doing so.
White House officials rush to defend timing of Comey firing
“Just turn the lights off. Turn the lights off,” he said, according to Daily Kos.
On cue, Spicer appeared and attempted to mitigate concerns over the abrupt firing for about 10 minutes.
News about Comey’s plight came across just before 6 p.m. Tuesday. It was the same day that a grand jury issued subpoenas in the Russian investigation. Apparently, it was a complete surprise to Comey, who was in Los Angeles delivering a speech to FBI staffers.
For Spicer, while he might’ve brainstormed a plan while holed up in the shrubbery, the damage had been done.
Nixon ex-counsel: Comey firing is like ‘accelerated’ Watergate
Social media has responded with a flurry of comedic tweets — some likening the press secretary to Homer Simpson conspicuously slipping into the hedges.
User MacKenzie McHale tweeted: “A once credible member of the fourth estate reduced to the role of court jester — sad #Sean Spicer.”
Another user wrote, “Damn, I can’t wait to see the next @melissamccarthy skit on SNL!!”
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BY Dan Gunderman
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 11:45 AM
Bush league.
After news spread that President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, Press Secretary Sean Spicer went to great lengths to avoid the barrage of media questions he was bound to get.
He reportedly took shelter behind bushes.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer walks from the West Wing of White House, in Washington, Tuesday, May 9, 2017, to speak to reporters. President Donald Trump abruptly fired FBI Director Comey on May 9, 2017, ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's election meddling.
(Carolyn Kaster/AP)
According to Daily Kos, after giving a cable news interview about the controversial firing — of a man conducting an investigation into possible collusion with the Russians — Spicer was cornered by journalists. Most of whom were eager to know why Trump dumped the top dog at the nation’s investigative agency.
All the times Trump and Sessions praised Comey for Clinton probe
So Spicer reportedly retreated into the hedges with his staff to map out a semblance of a plan.
After his Fox Business interview, Spicer “disappeared into the shadows,” Daily Kos reports.
While Kellyanne Conway and Spicer were put on damage control duty after the firing, the timing of the termination appears questionable — so say Democrats and even some Republicans.
In this Wednesday, May 3, 2017, photo, then-FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. President Donald Trump abruptly fired Comey on May 9.
(Carolyn Kaster/AP)
Encircled by reporters, Spicer remained huddled in the bushes. That is, until Janet Montesi, executive assistant in the press office, told those gathered that the secretary would answer select questions. His terms: he couldn’t be filmed doing so.
White House officials rush to defend timing of Comey firing
“Just turn the lights off. Turn the lights off,” he said, according to Daily Kos.
On cue, Spicer appeared and attempted to mitigate concerns over the abrupt firing for about 10 minutes.
News about Comey’s plight came across just before 6 p.m. Tuesday. It was the same day that a grand jury issued subpoenas in the Russian investigation. Apparently, it was a complete surprise to Comey, who was in Los Angeles delivering a speech to FBI staffers.
For Spicer, while he might’ve brainstormed a plan while holed up in the shrubbery, the damage had been done.
Nixon ex-counsel: Comey firing is like ‘accelerated’ Watergate
Social media has responded with a flurry of comedic tweets — some likening the press secretary to Homer Simpson conspicuously slipping into the hedges.
User MacKenzie McHale tweeted: “A once credible member of the fourth estate reduced to the role of court jester — sad #Sean Spicer.”
Another user wrote, “Damn, I can’t wait to see the next @melissamccarthy skit on SNL!!”
President Trump mulls end to Sean Spicer’s daily White House press briefings: report
Adam Edelman
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Thursday, May 18, 2017, 11:07 AM
Amid a barrage of negative news developments in recent days, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer may no longer conduct a daily, televised press briefing after President Trump returns from his foreign trip, Politico reported Thursday.
Trump had been seriously considering curbing Spicer's role, or firing him altogether, and with the White House in tumult this week — after Trump's firing of FBI Director Comey, news that Trump disclosed classified information to Russian diplomats inside the Oval Office, the emergence of a memo by Comey alleging that Trump asked him to scrap an investigation into his former national security adviser and, finally, the appointment of a special counsel to take over the Russia probe — Trump apparently felt it was the right time to make a move, Politico reported.
Spicer has become a notorious figure due to his confrontational style with reporters and has been lampooned frequently on "Saturday Night Live" by actress Melissa McCarthy and Trump, Politico reported, has told aides he doesn't want Spicer to be the public face of the administration any longer.
Was he getting too spicy? Amid the controversy currently surrounding the White House, Trump may put an end to Sean Spicer’s daily White House press briefings.
(Win McNamee/Getty Images)
According to Politico, deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who filled in for Spicer last week, will conduct regular briefings more frequently, with Spicer staying on in another communications role.
Shouting reportedly heard near White House office
But the overall frequency of public briefings, regardless of who is running them, is likely to decrease too, Politico reported.
Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who filled in for Spicer last week, will conduct regular briefings more frequently, according to a report.
(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Last week, Trump told Fox News Channel's "Justice with Judge Jeanine" that he was prepared to cancel the White House's daily press briefings unless he did them himself, and only if they occurred "every two weeks."
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Adam Edelman
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Thursday, May 18, 2017, 11:07 AM
Amid a barrage of negative news developments in recent days, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer may no longer conduct a daily, televised press briefing after President Trump returns from his foreign trip, Politico reported Thursday.
Trump had been seriously considering curbing Spicer's role, or firing him altogether, and with the White House in tumult this week — after Trump's firing of FBI Director Comey, news that Trump disclosed classified information to Russian diplomats inside the Oval Office, the emergence of a memo by Comey alleging that Trump asked him to scrap an investigation into his former national security adviser and, finally, the appointment of a special counsel to take over the Russia probe — Trump apparently felt it was the right time to make a move, Politico reported.
Spicer has become a notorious figure due to his confrontational style with reporters and has been lampooned frequently on "Saturday Night Live" by actress Melissa McCarthy and Trump, Politico reported, has told aides he doesn't want Spicer to be the public face of the administration any longer.
Was he getting too spicy? Amid the controversy currently surrounding the White House, Trump may put an end to Sean Spicer’s daily White House press briefings.
(Win McNamee/Getty Images)
According to Politico, deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who filled in for Spicer last week, will conduct regular briefings more frequently, with Spicer staying on in another communications role.
Shouting reportedly heard near White House office
But the overall frequency of public briefings, regardless of who is running them, is likely to decrease too, Politico reported.
Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who filled in for Spicer last week, will conduct regular briefings more frequently, according to a report.
(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Last week, Trump told Fox News Channel's "Justice with Judge Jeanine" that he was prepared to cancel the White House's daily press briefings unless he did them himself, and only if they occurred "every two weeks."
Lmao
Sean Spicer says ‘Saturday Night Live’ portrayal of him was ‘over the line’
BYTERENCE CULLEN
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Friday, July 21, 2017, 11:21 PM
Spicer, speaking on Fox News on Friday night, said McCarthy's incarnation of him was "over the line."
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submitted his resignationafter President Trump named Anthony Scaramucci his new communications director.
Sean Spicer quitting has Twitter talking loss of Melissa McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy regularly lampooned Spicer's gum-chewing habit.
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Hannity asked Spicer what he thought of the “Saturday Night Live” skits that mocked his combative relationship with the press.
“It wasn’t funny,” Spicer said. “It was stupid, or silly, or malicious.”
Spicer’s gum-chewing habit, using props and arguing with specific reporters were regularly satirized by the long-running show.
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While McCarthy’s portrayal of Spicer won critical acclaim, it reportedly hurt the press secretary’s standing with the President.
Sean Spicer’s greatest hits (they’re all bad)
Spicer admitted “there are some skits on late night television that I will crack up at,” but didn’t specify what made him chuckle.
“There are times when it goes from funny to mean, and there’s a difference when that happens,” he said. “You have to have thick skin if you’re going to do this.”
Spicer said some late night jokes about him were funny, but didn't indicate what made him laugh.
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White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, also appearing on Fox News on Friday, also weighed in on the show.
“I mean at times I think it’s over the top,” Priebus told Hannity. “I think ‘Saturday Night Live’ is so far over the top that perhaps, you know, they should give equal time to another opinion.”
And while Priebus said Spicer won’t be completely out of the national spotlight, the show signaled it was saying goodbye.
“Spicey Out.,” read a tweet from the official “Saturday Night Live” Twitter account Friday night with a 43-second video of McCarthy lampooning Spicer.
BYTERENCE CULLEN
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Friday, July 21, 2017, 11:21 PM
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Spicer, speaking on Fox News on Friday night, said McCarthy's incarnation of him was "over the line."
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submitted his resignationafter President Trump named Anthony Scaramucci his new communications director.
Sean Spicer quitting has Twitter talking loss of Melissa McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy regularly lampooned Spicer's gum-chewing habit.
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Hannity asked Spicer what he thought of the “Saturday Night Live” skits that mocked his combative relationship with the press.
“It wasn’t funny,” Spicer said. “It was stupid, or silly, or malicious.”
Spicer’s gum-chewing habit, using props and arguing with specific reporters were regularly satirized by the long-running show.
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While McCarthy’s portrayal of Spicer won critical acclaim, it reportedly hurt the press secretary’s standing with the President.
Sean Spicer’s greatest hits (they’re all bad)
Spicer admitted “there are some skits on late night television that I will crack up at,” but didn’t specify what made him chuckle.
“There are times when it goes from funny to mean, and there’s a difference when that happens,” he said. “You have to have thick skin if you’re going to do this.”
Spicer said some late night jokes about him were funny, but didn't indicate what made him laugh.
(KYLIE BILLINGS/NBC VIA AP)
White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, also appearing on Fox News on Friday, also weighed in on the show.
“I mean at times I think it’s over the top,” Priebus told Hannity. “I think ‘Saturday Night Live’ is so far over the top that perhaps, you know, they should give equal time to another opinion.”
And while Priebus said Spicer won’t be completely out of the national spotlight, the show signaled it was saying goodbye.
“Spicey Out.,” read a tweet from the official “Saturday Night Live” Twitter account Friday night with a 43-second video of McCarthy lampooning Spicer.
Ahhhhhhh
I'm gonna miss this clown.
I'm gonna miss this clown.
Yep, and so will SNL.
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