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Via Mediaite: SNL this weekend featured a heavy parodying of the recent Trump press conference, with plenty of jokes about Buzzfeed’s unverified leaked 35-page dossier. In the sketch, a reporter asks Trump (again portrayed by Alec Baldwin) point blank, “I’d like to ask you about your big Russian pee-pee party.” But Spicer was having none of it, slamming the venerable …

Politico reports: White House press secretary Josh Earnest on Thursday issued an implicit rebuke of his successor, Sean Spicer, who tangled with a CNN reporter in New York on Wednesday at Donald Trump’s first news conference as president-elect. According to CNN reporter Jim Acosta, Spicer threatened to throw him out the presser after Acosta repeatedly requested that Trump allow him …

SNAP. The Hill reports: Democrats slammed Sean Spicer on Monday for saying there is “zero evidence” Russia influenced the 2016 election, accusing the incoming White House press secretary of being a “shill” for Russian President Vladimir Putin. In an email, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) called Spicer’s comments false and pointed to an interview where several former White House press …

CNN reports: The President-elect’s incoming press secretary, Sean Spicer, clashed Monday with CNN host Alisyn Camerota, casting doubt on a US intelligence assessment that suggests Russia directed hacks on the Democratic National Committee in order to sway the presidential race in favor of Donald Trump. “This report that everyone keeps talking about is not final,” Spicer said, speaking on CNN’s …

The Hill reports: Incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Sunday that he expects more major announcements from President-elect Donald Trump to come via Twitter. “You know, with all due respect, I think it freaks the mainstream media out that he has this following of over 45 plus million people that follow him on social media, that he can …

In an interview with right wing radio host Hugh Hewitt, incoming White House press secretary and current RNC spokesman Sean Spicer today suggested that Trump will communicate largely through social media instead of traditional press conferences. Via Mediaite: “Do you expect him to keep up a regular and as energetic a series of press conferences as previous presidents?” Hewitt asked …

CNBC reports: President-elect Donald Trump has lashed out at the media for not reporting on the millions of dollars that he gave to the Donald J. Trump Foundation for charity purposes. In a tweet sent out early Tuesday morning, Trump said: “I gave millions of dollars to the DJT Foundation, raised or received millions more, all of which is given …

Here’s the first paragraph of the RNC’s Christmas message that set social media blazing yesterday afternoon: “Merry Christmas to all! Over two millennia ago, a new hope was born into the world, a Savior who would offer the promise of salvation to all mankind. Just as the three wise men did on that night, this Christmas heralds a time to …

MarketWatch reports: President-elect Donald Trump continued appointing central White House staff on Thursday, tapping communications aides Sean Spicer, Hope Hicks, Jason Miller and Daniel Scavino Jr. for key slots. All four officials also will have the title “assistant to the president.” Spicer will serve as press secretary, and Miller will be White House communications director, the transition team said. Hicks …

Via Raw Story: Sean Spicer, the RNC strategist who’s advising the transition team, said Trump has been “unbelievably transparent” about his business dealings and the roles of his children in his administration — but he suggested that shouldn’t even matter. “The American people have understood exactly what they’re getting, and they voted overwhelmingly for him,” Spicer said Thursday. “He has …

Mediaite reports: During an interview on CNN today, Republican National Committee spokesperson Sean Spicer essentially blamed Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta for Russians hacking his email, stating that if it weren’t for him and others behaving badly none of the hacking would have occurred. Speaking to host Wolf Blitzer, Spicer was asked about the CIA’s assessment that Russia intervened in …

Via Mediaite: CNN’s Michael Smerconish spoke with Sean Spicer of the Republican National Committee today, and the conversation became a fiery shouting match over the CIA’s reported conclusion that Russian hackers meddled with the election. Spicer argued that WaPo’s report did not contain a formal assessment, and the Times was wrong because their piece ignored evidence provided by the RNC …

Republican National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer blew a fuse tonight when Wolf Blizter repeatedly pressed him to explain why Nazis love Trump so much and why Trump himself was so slow disassociate himself from extremists. Via Mediaite: Blitzer asked why Trump is so quick to tweet about Hamilton or the New York Times when he’s mad at them but won’t …

Via Mediaite: During a heated and contentious interview with CNN’s John Berman and Kate Bolduan, RNC communications director Sean Spicer insisted that the race for the White House was a “dead heat” and said that Republican nominee Donald Trump was ahead in several key battleground states. Per Spicer, the whole thing is even and many polls show Trump is trending …

“Clinton is a career politician who has spent years sharpening her debate reflexes and beefing up on public policy. Donald Trump is new to the format. Aside from primary debates (which have lower levels of attention on them and many more participants) Trump’s lack for formal, political, one-on-one debate experience gives Clinton a significant advantage. This view is informed in …

Via Raw Story: Donald Trump still has bare-bones operations in many key states just two months ahead of November’s election, but the Republican Party’s chief strategist insists the candidate’s ground game is “phenomenal.” Sean Spicer, who also serves as the GOP’s communication director, appeared Wednesday morning on CNN’s “New Day,” where he offered some lame spin to deflect from Trump’s …