Sean Spicer

Sean Spicer, Trump Press Secretary, Confronted In Apple Store

... to free speech], we're good.". The footage shows Mr Spicer responding to the initial barb, about working for a fascist, by smiling and saying: "We have a great country.". Ms Chauhan, the founder of an education start-up, then asks him: "Have you helped with the Russia stuff - are you a criminal as well? Have you committed treason, too, just like the president?". Mr Spicer can then be heard saying: "It's such a great country that allows you to be here.". "What can you tell me about Russia, Mr Secretary?" the questioner persists. Mr Spicer then walks away saying: "Thank you very much," while Ms Chauhan repeats: "You know you work for a fascist, right?". Internet mocks Sean Spicer's 'facts'. In a blog post , Ms Chauhan wrote that she is an American citizen who was born and raised in the United States. She said she was "stunned" by the press secretary's comment, writing: "That is racism and it is an implied threat.". Ms Chauhan, who is the ...

Journalists Grill Sean Spicer Over Flynn’s Turkey Lobbying

... in line to be the national security adviser may need to register as a foreign agent and that doesn’t raise a red flag?”. Spicer argued it’s “not a question of raising a red flag,” insisting it’s not legal or appropriate for the government to “start going into private citizens seeking advice and telling them what they have to register or not.”. “This is an issue of judgment about who you guys wanted in your administration,” New York Times reporter Glenn Thrush pointed out. “If there were published reports that the potential national security adviser had dealings with the government of Turkey—a controversial regime at this moment in time—and Congressman [Elijah] Cummings (D-MD) sent a letter to Mike Pence during the transition informing him of this and raising a red flag … What does this say about the transition team’s judgment about still appointing him as national security adviser when you had knowledge of this information?”. Spicer then launched into a semantic argument, professing his inability to “forget about the legalisms” because all the administration ...

Sean Spicer Loses It When Nbc Reporter Asks ‘when Can We Trust The President

... NBC News correspondent Peter Alexander got an earful from White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Monday after he asked when it was appropriate for media to take President Donald Trump at his word. Alexander noted at Monday’s White House press briefing that then-candidate Trump had called unemployment reports “phony,” but he touted the same numbers after taking office. “You said, ‘They may have been phony in the past but it’s very real now,'” Alexander said, quoting Spicer’s words back to him. “When should Americans trust the president? Should they trust the president, is it phony or real when he says President Obama was wiretapped?”. “He doesn’t really think that President Obama went up and tapped his phone personally,” Spicer explained. “But there’s no question that the Obama administration, that there were actions about surveillance and other activities that occurred in the 2016 election. That is a widely reported ...

Spicer Broke A Federal Rule When He Hailed Jobs Report Too Soon After Its Release

... hour of its release. Specifically, Spicer broke the Office of Management and Budget's  Statistical Policy Directive No. 3 , adopted in 1985. "Except for members of the staff of the agency issuing the principal economic indicator who have been designated by the agency head to provide technical explanations of the data, employees of the Executive Branch shall not comment publicly on the data until at least one hour after the official release time.". Among those pointing out the violation was Jason Furman. As chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors under President Obama from 2013 until this past January, Furman emailed a lengthy analysis of the monthly jobs report and often went on TV to discuss the data. Furman tweeted that the rule has been in place for decades and "everyone has followed it. Until now.". Spicer made light of the situation when asked about it at his daily briefing, saying he was only tweeting out the headline numbers that news ...

Sean Spicer Just Explained Why ‘wire Tapping’ Is Different From Wiretapping

... the first to know about new stories from Power Post. Sign up to follow, and we’ll e-mail you free updates as they’re published. You’ll receive free e-mail news updates each time a new story is published. You’re all set. By Callum Borchers By Callum Borchers March 13 at 2:47 PM Follow @callumborchers. Last week, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said he was going to let President Trump's tweets alleging wiretapping by former president Barack Obama speak for themselves. This week, Spicer is not merely speaking for the tweets; he is rewriting their meaning. Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is Mc Carthyism. — Donald J. Trump (@real Donald Trump) March 4, 2017. Is it legal for a sitting President to be "wire tapping" a race for president prior to an election? Turned down by court earlier. A NEW LOW. — Donald J. Trump (@real Donald Trump) March 4, 2017. “If you look at the president's tweet, he said very clearly, quote, 'wire tapping' — in quotes,” Spicer said during Monday's news briefing, making ...

Sean Spicer Began His Briefing With His Lapel Pin Upside Down, And Twitter Lost It

... upside down, and Twitter lost it. 1 / 1. Back to Gallery. White House. White House press secretary Sean Spicer began his Friday press briefing with a bit of a wardrobe malfunction — he took the podium with the flag pin in his lapel upside down. It remained that way for several minutes as Spicer read from his prepared statement. Omarosa Manigault, director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison, passed Spicer a note once he wrapped up his initial statement, seemingly about the flag pin mishap. Spicer touched the pin but was unsuccessful in his initial attempt to turn it to its proper side. Fox News' White House correspondent John Roberts then alerted Spicer that the pin was still upside down. "John Roberts, always helpful with the fashion tips," Spicer said, with the pin still upside down. "It's still upside down," another reporter chimed in. "Thank you," Spicer said, fixing the flag pin. "I appreciate that.". Spicer and the reporters shared a laugh about the moment. __link__, as the New York Daily News reported, says an upside-down flag is a sign of distress. The upside-down flag pin clearly means that Spicer's ...

Sean Spicer Seeks To Clarify Trump's Wiretapping Comments

... rugged terrain that links Mexico to Arizona. Two months and a few executive orders later, that cost has ballooned to $8,000, according to the DEA document. Those entering the U. S. through border crossings using fake documents are being charged more than $12,000. The higher cost of illegal immigration come as Department of Homeland Security boss John Kelly said the number of undocumented immigrants crossing into the U. S. from Mexico tumbled 40 percent — from 31,578 to 18,762 — between January and February of this year. Officials can’t precisely account for the change but say extensive press coverage may be leading many in Mexico and Central America to delay or abandon plans to head north. Meet the 'Flynn Stones': Holdovers From Mike Flynn's Brief Term as National Security Adviser. When new national security adviser H. R. Mc Master moved into his White House digs several weeks ago, he inherited a number of staffers from his predecessor’s 24-day tenure. The holdovers had been drawn from a number of streams: Trump ...

Woman Confronts Sean Spicer At Apple Store

... like the press. __link__/l 493 z 2 g G 4 x. Donald Trump's Family: Kids, Grandkids, Wives and More. "That is racism and it is an implied threat," Chauhan alleged in a post on Medium on Sunday, March 12. "Think about the sheer audacity of Mr. Spicer to say that to my face with a smile, knowing that he. is being recorded on video and the position of power he holds in our government." Chauhan admitted that she was "not polite" and was merely standing up for the "country I was born in, the country I was raised in, the country I love despite its flaws.". You May Also Like. Eric Trump Goes After 'Washington Post': They 'Should Be Ashamed'. In her blog post, Chauhan explained that her i Phone screen shattered the night of the presidential election in November 2016, an accident that she called "symbolic" in the wake of the shocking results. "I thought it was high time I get my screen fixed and after booking an appointment, I looked up to see Sean Spicer. I Googled him to make sure my eyes were not deceiving me," she wrote, adding that she was "nervous" and didn't have time to think of ...

Gop House Chair Tells Sean Spicer To Mind His Own Business On Obamacare Repeal

... briefing. During a House Rules Committee hearing Wednesday, Ranking Member Louise Slaughter (D-N. Y.) brought up Spicer’s remarks. The committee decides how legislation will be treated, including whether there will be an “open rule” process that allows members to add amendments. “We are very excited to hear this news,” Slaughter said. But Sessions wasn’t on board with Spicer’s suggestion. He said he had never talked to the White House about whether there would be an open rule and stressed that the administration doesn’t get to control Congress. “That is in an entirely different article of the Constitution,” he said. Sessions was clearly annoyed by the situation the White House put him in, and there was silence after he spoke, punctuated by Democrats then trying to lighten the mood by joking that they’d pass Sessions’ message along to Spicer. “He [Spicer] can be in his lane, and I can be in my lane, but he’s in my lane now. I did not pre-clear that and he did not call me,” Sessions continued, adding that he knows Spicer ...