Trump Press Secretary Sean Spicer Had A Very Shitty, Embarrassing Weekend Fighting Over Crowd Sizes
It really began early Friday morning. The photos from the inauguration comparing Obama’s crowd to Trump’s crowd went viral. Anti-Trumpers were pointing and laughing and saying nobody supports Trump. Nobody’s excited about his presidency. It’s a moot and ridiculous point because he won and crowd sizes have nothing to do with governing, but people know how to push Donnie’s buttons. Of course he cared and his team cared, so much so that White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer stormed out Saturday, his first full day on the job, lectured the media, took no questions, and stormed out.
The White House press secretary coming out and immediately attacking, in detail, tweets about crowd size is fucking ABSURD. The media immediately pointed out how Spicer’s “facts” were blatantly wrong.
.@brianstelter: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said “5 things that were not true in the span of 5 minutes” https://t.co/HVHCJfCLdG
— CNN (@CNN) January 22, 2017
Which they were. He was wrong. Storming out to lecture the media is one thing, if you’re right and if your reason for lecturing is warranted, but doing it about crowd size, and being wrong in it, is fucking ridiculous.
Former Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer agrees.
(1/2) Yesterday’s presser leaves me uncomfortable and concerned. The press is right 2b upset.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) January 22, 2017
(but also took a shot at Barry)
(2/2) But why is MSM more angry over faulty Trump Admin remarks re crowd estimates than when O Admin. blamed Libya attack on YouTube video??
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) January 22, 2017
And French Legionnaire Kellyanne Conway…
…now infamously said that Spicer didn’t lie, but rather gave “alternate facts.”
Kellyanne Conway says WH press sec. Sean Spicer didn’t lie about the crowd size at Trump’s inauguration — he gave “alternative facts.” pic.twitter.com/ytmyWRYqaV
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) January 22, 2017
The first official press conference, with questions, is today at 1:30 PM. Spicer will undoubtedly receive tough questions on this debacle — will be interesting to see how he responds.
Important to note that Fleischer detailed how giving these statements is a direct order from the President.
This is called a statement you’re told to make by the President. And you know the President is watching.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) January 21, 2017
So, while press is stunned & can’t believe it, Sean is getting praised by his boss & co-workers now. MSM is from Venus. WH is from Mars.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) January 21, 2017
We’re just three days into Trump’s White House and things are getting wild. At least 1,457 left…