Tag Archives: Sean Spicer

REPORT: Trump Mulls Major West Wing Shakeup

The New York Times reports: Mr. Trump is growing increasingly dissatisfied with the performance of his chief of staff, Reince Priebus; the communications director, Michael Dubke; and Mr. Spicer, a Priebus ally, according to a half-dozen West Wing officials who said the president was considering the most far-reaching shake-up of his already tumultuous term. He has been especially critical of …

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Trump Doubles Down On Threat To End Press Briefings, Won’t Commit To Keeping Sean Spicer [VIDEO]

Fox News this afternoon released a portion of an interview Trump has done with nutcase Jeanine Pirro in which he doubles down on this morning’s tweeted threat to pull back on press briefings. Not only that, Trump wouldn’t commit to keeping Spicey around much longer. Via Mediaite: “Is Spicer your press secretary today and tomorrow?” Pirro asked. “Will he be …

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LIVE VIDEO: Sean Spicer Emerges From The Bushes To Deliver Today’s Perfectly Accurate Press Briefing

Oh, this WILL be fun. Via Newsweek: Sarah Huckabee Sanders had been filling in for Spicer while he was on Navy Duty. This will be the first press briefing for Spicer since President Trump fired FBI director James Comey. Earlier today, President Trump tweeted that maybe press briefings are a waste of time. President Donald Trump says his busy schedule …

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SPICEY: Melissa McCarthy Lip-Syncs I Feel Pretty In Trailer For This Weekend’s Saturday Night Live [VIDEO]

People reports: Spicey feels pretty, oh so pretty. It seems Melissa McCarthy will once again reprise her Sean Spicer impersonation for this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, as shown through her West Side Story lip sync in the latest promo. The actress will host Saturday’s episode, bringing her into the fold of the coveted Five-Timers Club. In the video, released Wednesday, …

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LIVE VIDEO: White House Press Briefing

Unsurprisingly, Spicer is ducking the gig today: One day after President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, Sean Spicer will not be conducting the daily White House press briefing. In his place will be Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the deputy White House press secretary, who previously filled in for Sean Spicer on Friday, May 5th. So where is Sean Spicer …

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Trump Predictably Slams Comey Firing Backlash, White House Rejects Calls For Special Russia Prosecutor

From the right wing Washington Times: In the wake of President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James B. Comey, the White House is rejecting lawmakers’ calls for a special prosecutor to take over the agency’s probe of possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. “There is clearly at this point no evidence of a reason to do that,” White …

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Sean Spicer: Trump Is Sending Out A “Certified Letter” Totally Proving That He Has No Connections To Russia

Oh, well then. A letter. That settles it, huh? Talking Points Memo reports: White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday that President Donald Trump “welcomes” an investigation of possible ties between his businesses and Russia. “The President, obviously, was aware of Sen. Graham’s suggestion after he made it today and he’s fine with that,” Spicer said Tuesday. “He has …

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LIVE VIDEO: White House Press Briefing

PBS reports: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer is likely to face another round of questioning over a Senate judiciary subcommittee hearing on Russia’s role in the 2016 elections during his Tuesday news briefing. On Monday, former acting Attorney General Sally Yates said she bluntly warned the Trump White House that new National Security Adviser Michael Flynn “essentially could be …

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LIVE VIDEO: White House Press Briefing, Spicer Likely To Face Grilling About Flynn And Sally Yates

Remember when these were boring? CNBC reports: White House spokesman Sean Spicer gives his daily press briefing Monday afternoon. He will likely face questions about former national security advisor Michael Flynn after reports said that President Barack Obama warned his successor President Donald Trump against hiring Flynn for the post. Trump fired Flynn in February after he lied about the …

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LIVE VIDEO: Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Substitutes For Sean Spicer

Well, this should be interesting. CNN reports: White House press secretary Sean Spicer won’t be at the podium Friday, but he doesn’t have the day off. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, President Donald Trump’s deputy White House press secretary, will do her first on-camera briefing with the White House press corps Friday while Spicer fulfills his Navy reservist duty at the Pentagon. …

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Spicer Slams Hillary: It’s “Somewhat Sad” We’re Still Talking About How Trump Won The Election [VIDEO]

From the guy whose boss brings up the election almost every day: White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Wednesday hit back at Hillary Clinton’s assertion that she would have won if not for late-in-the-game interference from the FBI and WikiLeaks, saying “you don’t get to pick what day the election is on.” “I’m a Patriots fan and I think …

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LIVE VIDEO: White House Press Briefing

Now underway. CNBC reports: White House press secretary Sean Spicer holds his daily briefing Tuesday following President Donald Trump’s call for a “shutdown” in September. Trump lashed out about Senate rules in a pair of tweets Tuesday morning as he digested the bipartisan funding deal that is expected to keep the government running this week. He said the U.S. “needs” …

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LIVE VIDEO: White House Press Briefing

Let’s hope we get to see how Spicer handles Trump’s civil war comments. UPI reports: Press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday is scheduled to hold a daily press briefing at the White House. He is set to answer questions from reporters at 1:30 p.m. The briefing comes as President Donald Trump has meetings with senior administration officials. At 12:30 p.m., …

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Spicer Blames Obama For Flynn Scandal [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Thursday deflected blame for the firestorm surrounding Michael Flynn, saying the ousted national security adviser received his security clearance from the Obama administration. Spicer signaled support for a Defense Department investigation into payments Flynn received from foreign groups in 2015, but blamed former President Obama’s team for clearing him. “My …

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LIVE VIDEO: White House Press Briefing

Patch reports: The White House is currently facing questions about former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and his ties to Russia. At the same time, the administration is immersed in heated debates over a tax reform, a health care overhaul and preventing a government shutdown — so there’s surely a lot to discuss.

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The Simpsons Riff On Trump’s First 100 Days [VIDEO]

Entertainment Weekly recaps: President Donald J. Trump is wrapping up his first 100 days in office, and while he will undoubtedly take a victory lap, The Simpsons would like to offer up more of a slap. Sean Spicer has quit/hanged himself, Kellyanne Conway is refusing to replace him as press secretary, Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner are choking each other, …

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LIVE VIDEO: White House Press Briefing

Today should be fun. Via Patch: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer will deliver a televised briefing Tuesday at 2 p.m. Earlier in the day, the leaders of the House Oversight Committee revealed that former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn may have acted inappropriately or illegally by failing to document his dealings with foreign governments as a retired military officer, …

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White House Insiders Admit What The World Already Knows: They All Lie To The Media, It’s A Game To Them

From the coming issue of Politico Magazine: On top of the sloppiness, there is the lying. One veteran White House correspondent said he was warned by a transition official to be wary of good color emanating from the Trump camp on background. “They will screw with you,” the correspondent was told. “They will feed you things that are not true.” …

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LIVE VIDEO: White House Press Briefing

UPI reports: Press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday is scheduled to hold a daily press briefing at the White House. He is set to answer questions from reporters at 1:30 p.m. The briefing comes as President Donald Trump has a full day of meetings with U.S. and world officials. In the morning, Trump was scheduled to speak by phone with …

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Trump Won’t Fire Press Secretary Sean Spicer Because “That Guy Gets Great Ratings, Everybody Tunes In”

The Washington Post reports: During a small working lunch at the White House last month, the question of job security in President Trump’s tumultuous White House came up, and one of the attendees wondered whether press secretary Sean Spicer might be the first to go. The president’s response was swift and unequivocal. “I’m not firing Sean Spicer,” he said, according …

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