Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary
Source: New York Times
By GLENN THRUSH JULY 21, 2017
WASHINGTON Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, resigned on Friday morning, telling President Trump he vehemently disagreed with the appointment of the New York financier Anthony Scaramucci as communications director.
Mr. Trump offered Mr. Scaramucci the job at 10 a.m. The president requested that Mr. Spicer stay on, but Mr. Spicer told Mr. Trump that he believed the appointment was a major mistake, according to person with direct knowledge of the exchange.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/us/politics/sean-spicer-resigns-as-white-house-press-secretary.html
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And that, as of the time I posted, is the entire article.
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Hat tip, NightWatcher, who deserves the credit. I'm just typing.
Sean "the Easter bunny" Spicer says screw you guys I'm going home
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029354016
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Retweeted by David Fahrenthold: https://twitter.com/Fahrenthold
NEWS Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary @GLENNTHRUSH
Link to tweet
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Full disclosure: he lives not too far from me. I went by his place on the commuter bus yesterday evening. I do not expect to see any moving vans out front. He'll land on his feet. The NDA will prevent a kiss-and-tell.
ETA, 4:04 p.m.: as many people pointed out, NDAs are illegal for government employees.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,219 posts)lanlady
(7,135 posts)N/t
mainer
(12,033 posts)But another Trump clown will emerge to lampoon.
rurallib
(62,465 posts)if there were any video of her - Sanders that is.
George II
(67,782 posts)a kennedy
(29,723 posts)Fozzledick
(3,860 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)when I heard the name. Now I won't be able to get Bohemian Rhapsody out of my head for the rest of the day.
IronLionZion
(45,563 posts)Renew Deal
(81,883 posts)He's another liar
Hieronymus
(6,039 posts)forgotmylogin
(7,539 posts)..
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Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)I was just running to find this thread to post exactly that!
Great minds and all that
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)Motley13
(3,867 posts)I thought Spicey would quit a long time ago
George II
(67,782 posts)harun
(11,348 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,899 posts)Why he didn't quit months ago is beyond me. He had the unenviable job of going out every day and lying through his teeth, only to be undercut by the boss and humiliated (deservingly) on SNL. I can't think of a more miserable job.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Few press secretaries stay long. And with THIS administration, it's even worse.
Maybe they were trying to get him to quit, but he wouldn't, or he didn't take the hint.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,026 posts)rusty fender
(3,428 posts)Probably
WinstonSmith4740
(3,059 posts)I wonder if he'll start speaking his own mind, or if his brain cells were fried by his stint as pResidential excuse maker.
csziggy
(34,139 posts)Before he can come out in public again. I almost - but certainly do not - feel sorry for him. He will be remembered most for Melissa McCarthy's brilliant parodies of his White House performances.
WinstonSmith4740
(3,059 posts)He's an adult, and went into this with his eyes open. His first day on the job he was sent out to insist on that stupid crowd size lie, and he went. These guys are all about to find out they sold their souls.
But I will also miss Melissa McCarthy's parodies. I'll bet SNL is working on the routine now. Hopefully it'll be the cold open.
jayschool2013
(2,313 posts)We're at least two months out from the next live SNL. Who knows what crazy shite President Pence will have done by then to earn his own SNL open.
BumRushDaShow
(129,662 posts)having Huckleberry's daughter doing the honors the past couple weeks.
janx
(24,128 posts)appear on camera?
BumRushDaShow
(129,662 posts)that they don't want "proof" they said what they said, and then said the opposite hours later or the next day. They want to be able to claim the reporter "mis-heard".
ResistantAmerican17
(3,838 posts)Via my nose from laughing so hard....
BumRushDaShow
(129,662 posts)yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Sessions should be next.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,664 posts)flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Botany
(70,614 posts)Hey, "the 'mucci" doesn't like your question.
I'm going to miss Melissa McCarthy
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)packman
(16,296 posts)leon8822
(82 posts)You heard it hear first
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)on SNL playing Melissa McCarthy.
blueseas
(11,575 posts)But so true
Pauldg47
(640 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,047 posts)mwooldri
(10,303 posts)C Moon
(12,221 posts)Leghorn21
(13,527 posts)worked out for him - aw, poor fella
yellowcanine
(35,702 posts)justhanginon
(3,290 posts)Is this Spicer's replacement?
From Wikipedia;
Scaramuccia (literally "little skirmisher" , also known as Scaramouche or Scaramouch, is a stock clown character of the Italian commedia dell'arte. The role combined characteristics of the zanni (servant) and the Capitano (masked henchman). Usually attired in black Spanish dress and burlesquing a don, he was often beaten by Harlequin for his boasting and cowardice.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Thunderbolts of lightning/very very frightening!!
elmac
(4,642 posts)47of74
(18,470 posts)OldRedneck
(1,397 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,664 posts)By Abby Phillip July 21 at 11:50 AM
BREAKING: White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned on Friday following the appointment of wealthy financier Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director, according to a White House official. Scaramucci has previously had a tense relationship with both Spicer and White House chief of staff Reince Priebus. This story will be updated.
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Abby Phillip is a national political reporter covering the White House for The Washington Post. She can be reached at abby.phillip@washpost.com. Follow @abbydphillip
Between 11:50 a.m.and 12:40 p.m. (right now, as I'm posting), 1,500 comments were posted.
Renew Deal
(81,883 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,364 posts)into corporate damage control PR i would guess
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,664 posts)If I run into him in the grocery store, I'm not going to jump all over him. He's had to put up with enough humiliation.
I've never encountered him.
bucolic_frolic
(43,364 posts)I meant Mr. Scarramucci was taking the hard right turn.
This will be cutthroat capitalism, corporate vulturism with the PR front
Deny, deny, deny, deflect, blame, blame, blame.
Polluters will be very happy!
sabbat hunter
(6,838 posts)Melissa McCarthy spoofs of him on SNL.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)OnDoutside
(19,982 posts)Katy Tur?Verified account @KatyTurNBC · 31m31 minutes ago
Spicer was telling folks last night he would resign if Scaramucci was hired. Said he didn't think Scaramucci could do the job. -source close
LuckyLib
(6,821 posts)OnDoutside
(19,982 posts)Sorry for being so graphic
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)He's been sidelined for awhile now; I guess the Scaramucci appointment was the last straw for him. Even Spicy has limits on how much he can be humiliated.
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)at the very tippy-toppy extremes, Trump, Killy-Ann and Bannon will will endure.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)He's probably right. I've seen this before in the private sector. They hire someone w/great references and who they like, but who has little to no experience in the job he's being hired for...so the ones under him will have to do the job and train him, while the new guy gets all the credit. If it doesn't go well, the staff will be blamed.
He was right to leave. He's famous, now. Hopefully there will be some good job offers coming his way.
As for kiss and tell, he may not be able to say anything right now, but there's a book in his future.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,664 posts)He won't have to drive into DC every morning.
He'll be just fine.
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)He's already got the name recognition!
underpants
(182,949 posts)A total dick move by Trump
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Trump doesn't want to get the reputation of firing EVERYONE who works for him. He's lost so many on his team. But them quitting doesn't seem better to me.
LudwigPastorius
(9,191 posts)Ah well, you'll always have SNL reruns.
IronLionZion
(45,563 posts)it was great for his career. He's a household name now
LudwigPastorius
(9,191 posts)Ebola
The Leech
Hitler
Diarrhea
Flesh-eating bacteria
Stalin
The Dung-beetle
Charles Manson
Hekate
(90,865 posts)...by Trump, the humiliation caused by Trump's lies. Since I never heard of the guy before he became press sec, I was unaware of his reputation in Washington, which apparently was very good -- and has been shredded and soiled by affiliation with Trump.
"Personal cruelty" -- multiple people keep coming back to Spicer's exclusion from that meeting with the Pope.
moonscape
(4,674 posts)commentary for sure.
Although Spicer got tangled in so many ridiculous lies, and was so compromised, I didn't despise him like I do the others. Felt sorry for him, and mostly saw him as a very weak guy who wasn't internally driven to be so morally bereft but allowed others (okay, 45) to push him there.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)maddiemom
(5,106 posts)I'll miss "Spicey" because he always seemed uncomfortable with the bullshit he was required to spew, regardless of the Melissa McCarthy take. Hucksterbee appears to be a true believer, and I hope we've seen the last of her. Biggest question: will whoever takes over, allow us to see the ACTUAL press briefings as used to be the case?
Skittles
(153,221 posts)REDEEM YOURSELF AND TELL ALL
apkhgp
(1,068 posts)45 now has a new guy that knows how to dress up the shit he sends out. Can he please take the stink out of it for us
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obamanut2012
(26,158 posts)Or, if he does, it's an illegal one, and wouldn't be uphol in court.
flying-skeleton
(698 posts)You can not ask / require government staff to sign NDA's !!
briv1016
(1,570 posts)Hekate
(90,865 posts)Sarah desperately needs a wardrobe makeover -- every single thing I've seen her in has been unflattering. Her body's size and shape are not the issue -- it's her inability to choose styles, colors, and accessories that would make her look stylish and confident in the public eye.
I don't like the woman, but her boss is going to make her life hell.
GopherGal
(2,010 posts)I would think that even if she's working within some Duggar-like dress code, improvements could be made, given that the image-obsessed Trumpets must have high-priced consultants available to them.
But maybe she's required to model the Ivanka collection or something.
VaBchTgerLily
(231 posts)Also, can't believe Spicer lasted this long.
wishstar
(5,272 posts)So he didn't just abruptly walk out the door, and he is expected to appear on Fox TV tonight with Scaramucci and other WH officials.
Bayard
(22,181 posts)Spicer at least looked a little uncomfortable when he was repeating lies.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,664 posts)Retweeted by David Fahrenthold: https://twitter.com/fahrenthold
The ballad of Sean Spicer: He snagged the Washington dream job, but at a price, writes @bterris
Link to tweet
By Ben Terris July 21 at 4:41 PM
So what does happen when you tie your career to Donald Trump?
In the case of Sean Spicer it meant getting everything he ever wanted: a dream job at the press secretarys podium, name recognition that dwarfed that of many of the politicians he once worked for, and perhaps most importantly, a slice of the Beltways most coveted real estate his own place in the Know.
But wishes come true at a price in the Trump administration. For Spicer, that meant a loss of credibility from inflating inauguration crowd sizes, picking petty fights with the press, and a rabid Saturday Night Live parody portrayal that will be remembered long after this administration comes to an end.
Spicer seemed to be able to live with all these humiliations, but losing his spot in the inner sanctum was too much to bear. Spicer resigned Friday after learning that hedge-fund veteran Anthony Scaramucci would be hired as communications director, a move the press secretary had argued against.
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Ben Terris is a writer in the Washington Post's Style section with a focus on national politics. Follow @bterris
xor
(1,204 posts)Grant you, I think everyone knew this coming sooner rather than later. Has any other admin had this much turmoil with people being fired or resigning in such a short period?
Even the most brainwashed Trumpkin can't deny something ain't right over there. It can't all be the fault of the Democrats and Never-Trump Republicans